Michelle L. Price, Author at The Rapid City Post

Vice President JD Vance waves as he and second lady Usha Vance board Air Force Two to travel to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, from Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 4, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Vance heads overseas for the Winter Olympics. Then he’ll stop in Armenia and Azerbaijan

February 4, 2026

Vice President JD Vance is heading overseas to lead President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Afterward, Vance plans stops in Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of support for an agreement the two nations signed at the White House last year aimed at ending decades of conflict between them. On the weeklong trip, Vance will be fulfilling two traditional roles for American vice presidents: representing the U.S. at a ceremonial function, and advancing U.S. foreign policy aims.

First lady Melania Trump walks from the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash

February 1, 2026

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction. Trump’s announcement on social media Sunday night follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump announced his plan days after the premier of “Melania” a documentary of the first lady was shown at the storied venue. He says the proposal is subject to approval by the board of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies.

President Donald Trump listens during an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

January 29, 2026

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at least temporarily stopped oil shipments to Cuba, but said it was a “sovereign decision” not made under pressure from the United States. Trump has been squeezing Mexico to distance itself from the Cuban government. In the wake of the U.S. military operation to oust former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump has said the Cuban government is ready to fall.

President Donald Trump, left, is greeted by Air Force Col. Christopher M. Robinson, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, right, after walking down the stairs of Air Force One, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, after returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for ‘chaos’

January 25, 2026

The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a firestorm and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night doubled down and blamed Democratic officials. After remaining relatively quiet on Sunday, the Republican president in two lengthy social media posts said that Democrats had encouraged people to obstruct law enforcement operations. He also called on officials in Minnesota to work with immigration officers and “turn over” people who were in the U.S. illegally.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff delivers a speech upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP)

Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, envoy Witkoff says

January 14, 2026

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff says on social media the ceasefire deal the Republican president helped broker was entering its second phase following two years of war between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff didn’t offer any details Wednesday about a new transitional Palestinian administration that would govern Gaza. The White House hasn’t offered any details, either. Witkoff says the U.S. expects Hamas to immediately return the final dead hostage as part of its obligations under the deal.

Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer ‘a tragedy of her own making’

January 8, 2026

Vice President JD Vance is blaming a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed. Vance said Thursday he wasn’t worried about prejudging the investigation into the death of 37-year-old Renee Good. He said the videos he’d seen of the Wednesday incident show that “What you see is what you get in this case.” He said he was sad about her death but called her “brainwashed” and “a victim of left-wing ideology.” Vance also said the administration would name a prosecutor to investigate fraud in government assistance programs, starting in Minnesota.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent

January 1, 2026

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He also disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Trump, in the interview, said he regretted undergoing the advanced imaging on his heart and abdomen during an October visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center because it raised public questions about his health. His physician said in a memo the White House released in December that he had “advanced imaging” as a preventative screening for men his age.

President Donald Trump speaks at a New Year's Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

January 1, 2026

President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks. Trump’s order signed Wednesday keeps in place a 25% tariff he imposed in September on those goods, but delays for another year a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture and 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities. The increases, which were set to take effect Jan. 1, come as the Republican president instituted a broad swath of taxes on imported goods to address trade imbalances and other issues.

Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

December 31, 2025

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. The move comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort. Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that he’s removing the Guard troops for now. “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again — Only a question of time!” he wrote. Troops had already left Los Angeles after the president deployed them earlier this year as part of a broader crackdown on crime and immigration. They had been sent to Chicago and Portland but were never on the streets as legal challenges played out.

President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump indicates the US ‘hit’ a facility that he tied to alleged drug boats

December 29, 2025

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a facility in South America as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela. But the U.S. has offered no other details. Trump made the comments in what seemed to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. Trump said that on Dec. 24, the U.S. “hit” a facility that he seemed to suggest alleged drug-ferrying boats originate from and said “we knocked that out.” The Pentagon has referred questions to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The press office of Venezuela’s government also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s statement.

FILE - The White House is reflected in a puddle, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Mystery as YouTube creator’s finance livestream appears on White House website

December 19, 2025

The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments has mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked. The livestream appeared for at least eight minutes late Thursday on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House usually streams live video of the president speaking. It’s unclear if the website was breached or the video was linked accidentally by someone in the government. The White House hasn’t responded to a message seeking comment Friday. The YouTube content creator whose video appeared on the website says, “There’s no way this is real, right?” He says he was just trying to stream with his buddies.

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing

December 15, 2025

President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy. The statement Monday, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife as an apparent homicide. The couple were found dead at their home Sunday in Los Angeles. Trump has a long track record of inflammatory remarks, but his comments were a drastic departure from the role presidents typically play in offering a message of consolation or tribute after the death of a public figure.

FILE - New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani talks to reporters at a news conference in New York, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump and Mamdani meet Friday in the Oval Office. They’ve cast each other as adversaries for months

November 20, 2025

President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian” and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.” So their first-ever meeting, scheduled for Friday at the White House, could be a curious and combustible affair. They’ve cast each other as prime adversaries for months. But the Republican president and the new Democratic star also have indicated an openness to finding areas of agreement that help the city they’ve both called home.

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says ‘We hear you’ on affordability concerns

November 20, 2025

While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans’ concerns about high costs, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered a more direct and empathetic message, saying, “We hear you” and “there’s a lot more work to do.” But the American people need to have “a little bit of patience,” Vance said in remarks at an event hosted by Breitbart News. This comes as the White House grapples with how to address voter concerns about the cost of living. The issue emerged as a vulnerability for Republicans in this month’s off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races.

President Donald Trump speaks at the McDonald's Impact Summit, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump and Republicans once more face a tough political fight over Obama-era health law

November 20, 2025

President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections. It’s reminiscent of a fight that Trump lost in his first term, when he and fellow Republicans tried but failed to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. This time, they’re focusing on subsidies that people use to help pay for their coverage. Those tax credits are set to expire Jan. 1. That could raise premiums at a time when voters say they’re worried about the cost of living. Trump says he wants to see money sent directly to consumers.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them

November 2, 2025

For President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will. The president has used them not only as the underpinning of his economic agenda, but as the cornerstone of his foreign policy in his second term. Next week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump has overstepped federal law with many of his sweeping tariffs. If the court rules against him, it could limit or even take away the swift and blunt leverage that much of his foreign policy has relied on. Trump has increasingly expressed anxiety about the case on social media and in speeches.

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump heads to 3-country sprint in Asia, meeting with Xi as government shutdown drags on at home

October 24, 2025

President Donald Trump heads to Asia on Friday for his first trip this term to the continent, where he’s expected to try to strike investment deals, work through trade talks and further some peace efforts. The main event: a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in South Korea. Trump is scheduled to leave the White House late Friday night for a long-haul flight that has him arriving in Malaysia on Sunday morning, the first stop on a three-country sprint. He’ll also meet with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.

Governor JB Pritzker, second from right, speaks as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, listens to him at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

October 8, 2025

President Donald Trump says the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city. The Republican president made the comment in a social media post Wednesday. It’s the latest example of his calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up Trump wrote on Truth Social that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritkzer “should be in jail for failing to protect” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The officials said they wouldn’t be deterred.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a news conference, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsay Wasson)

Utah’s governor, in impassioned remarks, urges Americans to find ‘off-ramp’ from political violence

September 12, 2025

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is making an impassioned plea for Americans and young people to use the horror of Charlie Kirk’s public assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division. Cox spoke Friday at a news conference announcing authorities had a suspect in the conservative activist’s killing in custody. Cox says this is a moment to make a choice: escalate or “find an off-ramp.” The two-term Republican governor has throughout his political career issued pleas for bipartisan cooperation and at times drawn national attention for his empathetic remarks. Cox says the 22-year-old suspect in Kirk’s killing had become “more political” in the run-up to Wednesday’s shooting.

President Donald Trump speaks at a hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump celebrates West Point alumni group canceling award ceremony to honor Tom Hanks

September 8, 2025

President Donald Trump celebrated news that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks. Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award on Sept. 25, but news reports say the U.S. Military Academy’s alumni association canceled the ceremony last week. West Point, its alumni association and a representative for Hanks did not respond to messages seeking comment Monday. It comes as Trump has moved to direct the ideology and leadership of higher education institutes and the military in his second term, seeking to assert control with a mix of executive orders and threats of legal action and withholding funds.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs order to designate nations that hold Americans as sponsors of wrongful detention

September 5, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that would let the U.S. designate nations as state sponsors of wrongful detention, using the threat of associated sanctions to deter Americans from being detained abroad or taken hostage. The designation, similar to state sponsors of terrorism designation that the U.S. imposes, allow the State Department to target countries falling under the label with penalties such as economic restrictions, restrictions on visas for those involved and travel restrictions for Americans to those countries.

The Rose Garden of The White House is seen from the Colonnade Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump to host top tech CEOs — except Musk — at White House dinner Thursday

September 3, 2025

President Donald Trump will host a high-powered list of tech CEOs for a dinner at the White House on Thursday night. The guest list is set to include Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a dozen other executives from the biggest artificial intelligence and tech firms, according to the White House. One notable absence from the guest list is Elon Musk, once a close ally of Trump, whom the president tasked with running the government-slashing Department of Government Efficiency. Musk had a public break with Trump earlier this year.

FOX News reporter Peter Doocy shows President Donald Trump a photo on his phone during an event about the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it’s real

September 2, 2025

President Donald Trump claims a video showing items being tossed from a White House window is fake and created with AI, though his press team earlier seemed to confirm the video’s authenticity. Trump said Tuesday that the windows are sealed and too heavy to open. The video, which circulated Monday, shows a small black bag and a long white item being thrown from a window. The White House told several news outlets that inquired about the video that it was a “contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone.” The White House has not addressed the discrepancy.

FILE - Charles Kushner arrives for the funeral of Ivana Trump, July 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

France summons US Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ letter about rising antisemitism

August 24, 2025

France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations “are unacceptable.” The White House and U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to ALTA Refrigeration Inc., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Peachtree City, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Vance pitches Trump’s sweeping new law as a ‘working families’ tax cut’ in swing-state Georgia

August 21, 2025

Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump’s new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia. On Thursday, the Republican vice president spoke at a refrigeration facility in metro Atlanta. He highlighted tax cut extensions and breaks on overtime and tips. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff was also campaigning on the law in Georgia. He cited a rural hospital’s worry that it will have to cut its intensive care unit because of a budget hole. Both parties are using the law to rally support before the 2026 midterm elections.

In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan's Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)

Trump will meet Friday with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign US-brokered peace deal

August 7, 2025

Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders are set to meet with Donald Trump on Friday to sign a peace deal. Trump announced this on his social media platform, Truth Social. The agreement, brokered by Trump’s administration, aims to end decades of conflict and reopen key transportation corridors in the South Caucasus. U.S. officials say the deal includes a major transit corridor, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity. This corridor will link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan region. The agreement follows earlier talks and a visit by Trump’s special envoy to Baku.

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen, in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Trump says US will partner with Israel to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant

July 29, 2025

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza. This move aims to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the region. Trump mentioned that Israel would oversee the centers to ensure proper distribution. The announcement comes amid pressure for the U.S. to do more about hunger in Gaza, but details were scant and it was unclear how the new food centers would differ from existing centers. The Trump administration recently withdrew from ceasefire talks, accusing Hamas of bad faith. Democrats in Congress have urged the administration to resume talks and criticized the existing food aid system.

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

July 7, 2025

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law. Musk, once a ever-present ally to Trump as he headed up the slashing agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency, broke with the Republican president over his signature legislation, which was signed into law Friday. Trump on Sunday called Musk’s third-party effort “ridiculous.”

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump says he didn’t know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

July 4, 2025

President Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders. Trump told reporters early Friday after returning from an event in Iowa that he’d “never heard it that way” and “never heard that” the term was considered an offensive stereotype about Jews. Shylock refers to the villainous Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” who demands a pound of flesh from a debtor. The Anti-Defamation League says Trump’s use of the term “is very troubling and irresponsible.”

FILE - People watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander as he is released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Trump to meet at White House with American hostage freed from Gaza

July 2, 2025

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White House on Thursday with Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was released in May. “The President and First Lady have met with many released hostages from Gaza, and they greatly look forward to meeting Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office tomorrow,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Alexander, now 21, is an American-Israeli from New Jersey. The soldier was 19 when militants stormed his base in Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.

People pass by and take photos with a tank, parked on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC

June 12, 2025

Eight years after Donald Trump was dazzled while watching a grand military parade in Paris, the president is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle. His long-delayed dream is expected to finally be realized Saturday with an extravaganza of American military might featuring tanks and other armored vehicles rolling through the nation’s capital, thousands of soldiers marching the streets and military aircraft flying overhead. For Trump, a media-attuned former reality television star, it’s a chance to flex his skills as a showman. But for a president, the muscular display of military might comes as Trump is increasingly flexing the powers of his office.

Vice President JD Vance listens as he speaks with American Compass founder Oren Cass at the American Compass's The New World Gala in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

June 11, 2025

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives. That’s according to two people familiar with the trip who confirmed the Tuesday night visit to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it. Vance met with the group at the Murdoch family ranch. It’s not clear why Vance met with the group. Rupert Murdoch and his media organization have long been friendly with Republicans and have, for the most part, had a friendly relationship with President Donald Trump.

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen stand during the academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)

Vance says Trump will use US military decisively rather than in ‘open-ended conflicts’ of the past

May 23, 2025

Vice President JD Vance has told military academy graduates that President Donald Trump is working to ensure that U.S. armed forces are only sent into harm’s way with clear goals rather than the “open-ended conflicts” of the past. Vance told graduates at the United States Naval Academy that Trump’s approach means that if they are sent to war, it will be “with a very specific set of goals in mind.” Vance was making his first remarks as vice president to one of the nation’s military service academies.

Michelle L. Price.