Vance Takes Anti-Fraud Push to Wisconsin as Republicans Sharpen Midterm Attacks on Democrats
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Vance Takes Anti-Fraud Push to Wisconsin as Republicans Sharpen Midterm Attacks on Democrats
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Summary
Wisconsin became the latest stop in JD Vance’s anti-fraud campaign, where he cited a Biden-era investigation as evidence the Trump administration was rooting out abuse.
Several dozen supporters gathered at an airport hangar on a National Guard base as Vance framed fraud as a partisan dividing line, saying one party was “fighting for fraud” and the other against it.
Tom Tiffany, a Republican running for governor, and Representative Derrick Van Orden joined the event, using it to fault Democrats and Governor Tony Evers over limits on federal access to food-stamp recipients’ personal data.
The visit showed Republicans leaning on fraud allegations as a midterm message even as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting pushed oil prices higher and threatened to refocus voters on economic strain.