While at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Vice President JD Vance commended Navy service members and the area’s congresswoman, GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans, who is in a tight re-election battle.
“You’ve answered the call every single time we’ve given you a mission. You have accomplished it with pride and vigor,” Vance told the gathered service members, adding, “The president of the United States has asked you to do more than I think any group of service members has ever been asked to do.”
In his speech, the vice president reminisced about his time in the Marines from 2003 to 2007 and criticized past political and military leaders, saying, “We sometimes had leaders who would ask you all to go to war but would not give you a clear mission on the other end.”
Today, Vance remarked that Trump “has given you a defined mission” and has “given you the tools to kick the hell out of the enemy and to come home safely.”
The vice president also mentioned that Kiggans is “somebody who comes to work every single day and fights for you.” He referred to the congresswoman, who is a Navy veteran, as “a rock star for our veterans” and “a rock star for our troops.”
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