Vice President JD Vance is making his own lane for the 2028 Republican presidential primary and using his anti-fraud task force to do it. Vance on Wednesday delivered an ultimatum to all 50 of the nation’s governors: crack down on fraud or lose federal Medicaid funding.

Vice President JD Vance highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine on Thursday ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

“Fraud always has two fundamental victims,” Vance said. “The first victim is the American taxpayer. But it also has as its victims the people who are meant to benefit from these programs, who are not ...