Vance tapped as ‘fraud czar’ as Trump targets blue states over taxpayer theft
Amid several monumental Cabinet shakeups, President Donald Trump is signaling his continued confidence in Vice President JD Vance by having him address an "unprecedented" problem in Democratic-run states and officially...
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Amid several monumental Cabinet shakeups, President Donald Trump is signaling his continued confidence in Vice President JD Vance by having him address an "unprecedented" problem in Democratic-run states and officially declaring him the "fraud czar." Vance announced Thursday that his fraud task force busted a $50 million hospice and healthcare fraud scheme in Los Angeles. Following this news, Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to officially proclaim he was naming Vance fraud czar. Trump said that Vance’s focus would be "EVERYWHERE" but with a special emphasis on Democratic-controlled states. "Vice President JD Vance is now in charge of ‘FRAUD’ in the United States," wrote Trump. "We will call him the ‘FRAUD CZAR,’ and his focus will be ‘EVERYWHERE,’ but primarily in those Blue States where CROOKED DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS, like those in California, Illinois, Minnesota (Somalia beware!), Maine, New York, and many others, have had a ‘free for all’ in the unprecedented theft of Taxpayer Money." VANCE ANTI-FRAUD TASK FORCE SUSPENDS 221 CALIFORNIA HOSPICE AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SO FAR The president called the fraud problems in the U.S. "massive and pervasive" and suggested the implications for the country are enormous. As fraud czar, Trump wrote that "the job (Vance) will be doing, in conjunction with many great people within the Trump Administration, will be a major factor in how great the future of our Country will be." "The numbers are so large that, if successful, we would literally be able to balance our American Budget," wrote Trump. He emphasized the work Vance already has done in California , writing, "Raids have already started in L.A." and concluding, "Good Luck JD!" The president already had placed Vance in charge of the "Task Force to Eliminate Fraud," which is a government-wide crackdown on fraud in federal benefit programs. However, Trump’s designation of Vance as fraud czar, an informal title, emphasizes the significance he is placing on the task for…