Vice President JD Vance on the lie being pushed to the American people: “There’s this pernicious idea, and @StephenM…

There's this pernicious idea and Stephen alluded to it which is that Americans are not good enough for the jobs in their own country You hear people say that in subtle ways and sometimes explicit ways When people say that Americans won't work on farms or they won't work in certain dirty jobs what they're really saying is that Americans won't work in those jobs for poverty wages nor should they When you hear people say that we have to bring in foreign accountants because there aren't enough American accountants what they're saying is that there aren't enough people who can do math in the United States of America which is absurd. When people say we need to bring in foreign IT specialists and quite literally force people to train their own replacements what we're saying is that there are Americans who cannot do those jobs and that is absurd. To the American people this FISA fraud is a frontal assault on the idea that you deserve to inherit the jobs and the positions in your own country Never believe the lie that Americans are not Good enough to build a future for Americans That's what visa fraud tells you It is a lie and the President of the United States does not stand for it and neither does anybody on this stage Thank you

Loaded Language The word 'pernicious' is emotionally charged, framing the opposing idea as inherently harmful and malicious — for example: pernicious idea, quite literally force people to train their own replacements and FISA fraud is a frontal assault.

Appeal to Prejudice The argument frames the issue as Americans being wrongly deemed inferior in their own country, invoking in-group identity and national pride to stoke resentment — for example: Americans are not good enough for the jobs in their own country and you deserve to inherit the jobs and the positions in your own country.

Scapegoating Foreign workers and those who advocate for them are implicitly blamed for undermining American workers, reducing a complex economic issue to a simple villain — for example: we have to bring in foreign accountants because there aren't enough American accountants and bring in foreign IT specialists and quite literally force people to train their own replacements.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole Characterising the claim that there are not enough American accountants as equivalent to saying Americans cannot do math is an extreme overstatement — for example: there aren't enough people who can do math in the United States of America which is absurd and there are Americans who cannot do those jobs and that is absurd.

Repetition The word 'lie' and the concept of Americans 'not being good enough' are repeated multiple times to reinforce the emotional message — for example: "Never believe the lie that Americans are not Good enough", "It is a lie".

Transfer Invoking 'the President of the United States' lends institutional authority and legitimacy to the speaker's position — for example: the President of the United States does not stand for it

Glittering Generalities The phrase 'build a future for Americans' is vague and emotionally positive, used as rhetorical flourish without substantive policy content — for example: build a future for Americans