The media likes to act shocked when someone in our movement speaks plainly, but Vice President J.D. Vance did exactly that when Fox News’ Shannon Bream asked whether the indictment of James Comey was revenge or justice. Vance didn’t dance around it — he said there will “certainly” be more indictments over the next three and a half years while insisting the law, not politics, should drive prosecutions. That kind of blunt clarity is what Americans tired of Washington’s double standards want to hear, and it cut through the usual hand-wringing from the left.
The Comey indictment itself has riled up the predictable chorus claiming retribution, but the facts aren’t as one-sided as Democrats claim; grand juries in Virginia returned charges after an investigation into alleged false statements and obstruction. If the Justice Department finally starts treating powerful insiders like Comey the same way it treats everyone else, that’s not revenge — it’s accountability Americans have been demanding for years. Vance was right to push back on the narrative that every pursuit of the truth is political theater.
Conservative commentator Dave Rubin flagged the exchange and was visibly stunned by Vance’s straightforwardness, sharing the DM clip to praise a leader who refuses to bow to media spin. Rubin’s reaction says something important: people on the right are hungry for honesty and toughness, not the spin-doctoring and sanctimony that passes for cable-news analysis these days. When a mainstream host tries to trap a conservative and the conservative answers with facts and resolve, it’s the pundits who scramble, not the voters.
Let’s be blunt: the American people remember the years when FBI and DOJ officials acted as political operators rather than impartial enforcers. Comey was at the center of scandals that cost the country trust in our institutions, and some accountability is long overdue. Vance’s refusal to accept the media’s reflexive indignation is a welcome antidote to the left’s habit of protecting its favorites while weaponizing institutions against their opponents.
Of course the left will scream “weaponization” when the scales of justice finally tip toward equal treatment, but that’s been their playbook whenever accountability threatens their power. Conservatives should welcome investigations based on law and evidence, not partisan outrage, and we should applaud officials who say so on camera instead of hiding behind talking points. America needs leaders who will clean house and restore the integrity of our institutions, and Vance showed he’s willing to say that out loud.
This moment is a reminder to hardworking Americans that speaking plainly and enforcing the law equally are patriotic acts, not partisan grudges. If we want a nation where rules apply to everyone, we must back leaders who call out media hypocrisy and pursue justice without fear. Vance’s answer to Shannon Bream was more than a soundbite — it was a signal that this administration intends to stop protecting elites and start defending everyday Americans.
