Vance says changing his tune on Trump was a sign of ‘humility’

Published June 16, 2026 1:13pm ET



Vice President JD Vance insisted his evolving views on President Donald Trump over the past decade were a sign of “humility” during his first interview with ABC’s The View.

Vance spoke with the show’s co-hosts on Tuesday morning to promote his newly released book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, but was grilled on a host of unrelated issues, including comments he made about Trump when he was first running for president in 2016.

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