American Vice President JD Vance appeared on George Stephanopoulos’ Sunday morning ABC News program, This Week, on October 12, 2025, where the duo had a heated verbal exchange.

Vice President JD Vance battled ABC host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday over bribery allegations against border czar Tom Homan as the vice president accused the ABC host of losing credibility.

After Vance responded that Homan “did not take a bribe” and characterized discussion of the subject as “a ridiculous smear,” Stephanopoulos said: “I’m not sure you answered the question. Are you saying that he did not accept the $50,000?”

Vice President JD Vance and ABC's George Stephanopoulos brawled over Tom Homan and the $50,000 he allegedly accepted from undercover FBI agents last year.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., sparred with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday over the partial government shutdown.

Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha suggested that ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos should lose his job because “he disrespected J.D. Vance, the vice president, on several occasions.” Stephanopoulos conducted a tense interview with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday,