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White House Locks Down Vance Video Before Critics Pile On

The Daily Beast

June 21, 2026

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White House Locks Down Vance Video Before Critics Pile On

Screenshot/Yo / YoutubeJD Vance’s recent media blitz has landed him a guest spot on one of the hottest literary shows in Trumpworld.The vice president, 41, paused promoting his new book—and trying to salvage whatever truce is left between the United States and Iran—to appear on Second Lady Usha Vance’s show, Storytime with the Second Lady.The special Father’s Day edition of the second lady’s children’s show was published to YouTube on Sunday morning. But before it went live, the video’s comments were locked.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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