Vice President JD Vance Defends Trump Administration Anti-Fraud Campaign

Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts during a White House roundtable with state attorneys general and federal officials. Vance said the campaign targets fraud in Medicaid, benefits programs, and student aid that costs taxpayers and reduces resources for eligible recipients.

The administration has identified billions of dollars in suspected fraud in two months, Vance said. Officials referred more than $22 billion in allegedly fraudulent small business loans back to the Treasury for collection. 3 billion in potentially fraudulent government contracts.

The administration blocked $60 million in student aid fraud, Vance said. It paused enrollments for new hospice and home healthcare providers after officials found cases of providers billing the government without delivering services. Vance said the administration is partnering with state attorneys general across the country on the initiative. >"Everybody should care about fraud.