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“They didn't fix a program, they renamed it — "Heartland fraud surge," like it's a boy band on tour. Eight hundred seventy thousand people get locked out of federal loans and there's still no number for how many of them ever stood in front of a judge. You don't need a trial if the rebrand alone gets you the applause three days before you start eyeing 2028.”
“Look, 870,000 is just the flagged pool, that's not an accusation, that's due diligence — the Vice President literally said "open secret," which, I mean, if it's open, everybody already agrees, so — no, forget that. The point is "Heartland fraud surge" tests well, it sounds proactive, and nobody in Iowa is out there demanding a conviction count on their loan applications.”
The receipts
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Vance says 870K people suspected of COVID-era U.S. fraud barred from federal loansA U.S. enforcement push, dubbed "Heartland fraud surge," probed losses involving the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
Ted Cruz on his 2028 lane, JD Vance and the GOP’s future lead image
‘You’re cut off.’
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said the midterm convention speeches from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance underscore Vance’s ambitions for the GOP’s future. “While Trump gave the red meat to the convention, Vance was demonizing Democrats and also, I think, making a little bit of a play for…
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