JD Vance has defended Donald Trump regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The vice president also spoke about Trump’s recent controversial remark. Vance’s latest comments come amid a promotional tour for his new book.
JD Vance discusses the Jeffrey Epstein files with ‘The View’ hosts
JD Vance appeared on The View on Tuesday, June 16 to promote his latest memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith. During the interview, the vice president faced relentless scrutiny on a variety of topics, including President Donald Trump’s recent controversial statement and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Vance admitted that he is “quite frankly kind of a conspiracy (theorist)” when asked about the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, referring to claims made by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in her December 2025 interview with Vanity Fair.
“I think it’s crazy that you have this guy who was clearly a sex predator who hung out with a lot of very wealthy and powerful people,” Vance said. “Nobody knows exactly what happened unless you were there, but it really bothered me,” he added.
Vance continued to defend Trump’s association with the late financier and convicted sex offender. “I know you guys don’t always appreciate this, but you know, one of the things you see in the Epstein emails is that Jeffrey Epstein hated Donald Trump,” the deputy director said.
At one point, The View host Ana Navarro asked Vance about Trump’s latest eyebrow-raising statement about the latest inflation numbers. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office earlier this month, Trump said: “No, I love it. The numbers were amazing. You know what I really love? I love inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over … When the war is over, it will come down, it will drop like a stone.”
Addressing the comment, Vance tweaked it slightly, saying, “What he said is that he loves the fact that inflation will come down when this war is over.” However, hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar were quick to question the changes he made to the original statement, with the former noting, “That’s not what he said.”
In the middle of the grilling, Vance jokingly protested, “Let’s talk about the book. I’m here to sell books, please!”
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Compulsory.com.
