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Distributed on February 26th, 2026.
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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - VP Pool Report #6 Q&A
Highlights from Vance's Q&A with local outlets. Please check against a transcript/recording.
On affordability:
"We want people to be able to afford a good life. Nothing breaks my heart more. The idea that you've got somebody who goes out, they bust their rear end, they come home, they want to give their kids a nice meal maybe once or twice a year. They want to take their kids on a nice vacation. We want people to be able to afford that, so long as they work hard to play by the rules."
"Some of this is that the policies we've already put in place take a little bit of time to work their way through the system."
On data centers:
Vance highlighted the benefits of data centers, calling them essential to America’s future:
"Those data centers are like the gasoline of the technology revolution we’re gonna see over the next 75 years. And I don’t know about you all, but I want America to win that technology revolution. I don’t want China or some other country to win it.”
He also warned about potential electricity costs: