Washington, September 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
US Vice President J.D. Vance has urged voters to set aside their differences with the Trump administration and support Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, warning that the outcome will determine the country’s direction and the future inherited by the next generation.
Addressing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Vance framed the election as a contest over family life, economic security, immigration and American identity.
“Every American child is born an heir, is born with a birthright, born with the right to inherit the blessings of the greatest country on earth,” he said.
Recalling Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, Vance said Americans had become frustrated with factory closures, drug deaths, rising prices, crime and illegal immigration.
“You were not defeated,” he told the audience. “The radicals in Washington — they could take much from us, but they couldn’t take our will to fight back.”
Vance also paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whom he described as a close friend. He recalled Kirk encouraging him from the convention floor when Vance addressed Republicans after becoming the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2024.
Addressing Kirk’s children, Vance said history would remember their father as a great man, adding that those who knew him considered him “a good man”.
Vance acknowledged that voters might disagree with the administration on individual issues but urged them to consider what he described as its achievements over the past 18 months.
“I’m not asking anybody to agree with me on every single issue,” he said. “What I am asking you to do is to recognise the contrast with the radicals and recognise the achievements of the last 18 months.”
He credited the Trump administration with curbing illegal immigration, creating jobs, reducing violent crime and lowering drug costs, while also highlighting its policies on taxation and housing.
“We’ve ended taxes on Social Security. We’ve ended taxes on tips, and we’ve ended taxes on overtime,” Vance said.
He also said the administration had moved to prevent corporate investors from acquiring large amounts of housing stock, arguing that homes should remain accessible to American citizens.
Vance accused Democratic candidates of supporting open borders, higher taxes and policies he said were hostile to traditional families. He presented the election as a broader cultural and political choice.
“The contrast in this election, ladies and gentlemen, it’s not about this or that policy,” he said. “It’s about the party of common sense beating the party of the crazies.”
Vance concluded by calling for party unity and strong Republican turnout.
“This November is so much more than red team versus blue team,” he said. “It’s about fighting for our fellow citizens, for their dreams, and for the inheritance of a great nation.”
The November midterm elections will determine control of the US House of Representatives and Senate, with the outcome expected to influence the Trump administration’s ability to advance its legislative agenda during the remainder of the presidential term.
Midterm elections are traditionally viewed as a referendum of sorts on the sitting president, and Republicans are seeking to mobilise Trump’s political coalition even though he will not be on the ballot.
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