{"id":2603232,"date":"2026-05-15T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-public-safety-shouldnt-be-only-for-the-rich-and-powerful\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:52:19","slug":"vance-public-safety-shouldnt-be-only-for-the-rich-and-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-public-safety-shouldnt-be-only-for-the-rich-and-powerful\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance: Public safety shouldn&#8217;t be only for the &#8216;rich and powerful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-public-safety-shouldnt-be-only-for-the-rich-and-powerful%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>JD Vance told law enforcement officials at National Police Week that public safety is the \u201cbirthright\u201d of every American. He contrasted what he presented as the Trump management\u2019s support for police with Democrats\u2019 approach, arguing that Democrats allowed violent criminals to harm officers. Vance said the administration will not again \u201clet policymakers\u201d enable criminals to \u201ctee off\u201d on police, adn claimed policy changes restored a culture backing officers, ended practices like \u201chandcuffing the police\u201d that he attributes to the previous administration, and reduced micro-management of local and state forces. He also argued security should not be reserved for the wealthy or protected officials, closing by thanking officers for protecting safety in neighborhoods nationwide.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> said on Friday that public safety was the \u201cbirthright\u201d of every American citizen, while contrasting the administration\u2019s record in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mark-moores-to-newsmax-the-breathe-act-is-anti-police\/\" title=\"Sen. Mark Moores to Newsmax: The Breathe Act is Anti-...\">supporting law enforcement<\/a> with that of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Vance made the remarks at a National Police Week address to the Fraternal Order of Police and other law enforcement organizations at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570620\/vance-lowest-level-on-duty-law-enforcement-deaths-80-years\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance touts lowest level of on<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-duty law enforcement deaths<\/a> in 80 years<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570327\/faith-leaders-administration-officials-rededicate-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Faith leaders and administration officials join together for Rededicate 250: What to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570296\/trump-declines-characterize-xi-jinping-dictator\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump declines to characterize Xi as a \u2018dictator\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re always going to have terrible people who want to do the worst things, but allowing so many of those people free rein, allowing so many of them to strike at our law enforcement officers, ladies and gentlemen, that was a policy choice,\u201d Vance said, pointing to Congress behind him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The vice president promised that the Trump administration \u201cwill never again let policymakers in the building behind us allow violent criminals to tee off on our police officers.\u201d Vance also underscored the White House\u2019s record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">supporting law enforcement officers<\/a>, telling the audience, \u201cWe stopped handcuffing the police and started handcuffing more violent criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve restored a culture that supports \u2014 not second-guesses \u2014 our officers when they go out and do their important work,\u201d the vice president said. \u201cWe\u2019ve ended the shameful practice of micro-management of state and local police started by the last administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance closed his remarks by arguing that security should not be treated as a privilege reserved for wealthy Americans or public officials with government protection. He noted that as vice president, he was entitled to a Secret Service security detail, but that most people were not so lucky and could only rely on the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the great things about the United States of America is it was founded on the basic principle that whether you were rich or poor, or black or white, everybody deserves safety and security and peace in their neighborhoods,\u201d Vance told the crowd. \u201cSecurity is not just something for the rich and the powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4564754\/trump-cutting-costs-iran-price-hikes\/\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP IS DOING TO CUT COSTS FOR AMERICANS AMID IRAN WAR PRICE HIKES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is something that ought to be the birthright of every single American child and every single American family,\u201d Vance added. \u201cYou are the people who fight for that principle, who enforce that principle, who protect that principle. I am forever indebted to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have increasingly leaned on public safety and support for law enforcement as a political contrast with Democrats since the 2020 George Floyd protests, as some Democrats actively embrace the \u201cdefund the police\u201d movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance: Public safety is every American\u2019s birthright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2603233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25135640398472.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33274,41642,38835,35975,15469],"class_list":["post-2603232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-civil-rights","tag-equal-protection","tag-public-policy","tag-public-safety","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25135640398472.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603236,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603232\/revisions\/2603236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}