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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance traveled to North Carolina and hosted an event Friday to tout the economy, advocate for Republicans to win elections in the Tar Heel State, and touch on the situation in Iran.
Vance was also joined by former RNC chairman and GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley and Small Business Association Administrator Kelly Loeffler at a local event space.
“In just a very brief time, we’ve seen new home purchases rise to their highest level in five years,” Vance said. “Since the last time Donald Trump was president, we’ve seen the cost of rents drop for six months in a row.”
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Rocky Mount, N.C., where he touted recent economic gains and urged voters to support Republicans in the upcoming midterms. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
“We’ve seen the average tax refund that’s going to come to the people of North Carolina, about $3,700 per family,” Vance added. “And we see interest rates that are the lowest they’ve been since the last time that Donald J. Trump was president.”
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Vance was introduced by Loeffler, the former Georgia senator whom Trump appointed to lead small business advocacy as head of the SBA last February.
“Together, we’re cleaning up massive, wasteful spending and the abuse of government programs,” Loeffler told the audience. “And you’ve seen that the fraud that sent your hard-earned tax dollars overseas and the Democrats open borders, defund the police agendas that invited violent crime into what should be safe communities, taking the lives of innocent victims like arenas.”
Vance addressed the situation in Iran, both to the crowd and in response to a question posed by an AP reporter. The vice president pointed to nuclear capability in Iran as the primary reason for the U.S. engagement.
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