JD Vance lauded for shutting down heckler as he links high housing prices to illegal immigrants

WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President JD Vance wasn’t about to let a heckler steal his moment.

During an impassioned speech at the National League of Cities Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, March 10, Vance made a bold claim—that mass deportations could help lower housing prices. But before he could even get through his argument, a woman in the audience started shouting objections.

And let’s just say Vance did not hold back.

JD Vance gets heckled as he blames illegal immigrants for the skyrocketing cost of living

Interrupting his speech, the heckler clearly wasn’t on board with JD Vance’s vision. But the VP shut her down with a sharp and unapologetic clapback.

"I see one of our nice representatives out here wants to actually, I guess, continue to flood the country with illegal immigrants, making your communities and citizens unaffordable," the 40-year-old shot back, met with cheers and applause from the crowd.

When the heckler wouldn't stop, Vance drove the point home: "But ma'am, with all respect, one of the reasons why we're doing what we're doing is because we want to make it more affordable for Americans to live."

The second Donald Trump administration isn't messing around when it comes to immigration. They’ve ramped up efforts to deport "millions" of people, with daily immigration arrests doubling since the Joe Biden era.

But here’s where things get even more controversial. US citizens, Native Americans, and even a Palestinian student with a green card who led pro-Palestinian protests have been swept up in these operations. Detainees are being held in foreign hotels—and even Guantanamo Bay in one instance.

The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing the revocation of immigration status for DREAMers—the nearly 875,000 individuals from countries like Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Haiti who came to the US under humanitarian programs, reported the Independent.

JD Vance claims illegal immigrants are to blame for increasing housing costs

In the middle of this crackdown, JD Vance insists that it’s not just about border security—it’s about economics.

While most estimates put the number of undocumented immigrants between 11 million and 14 million, some reports claim it could be as high as 17 million. And, that according to the vice president, is the reason behind the skyrocketing housing prices. 

"Local zoning regulations, the cost of energy—these things are about the supply of housing: how do we get more supply of houses out there to be built?" Vance said at the event. 

"But when we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don't talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand, we know, is that we've got a lot of people over the last four years who have come into the country illegally," get argued.

"Just think about this: If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the costs of homes, you are going to have a large and frankly completely preventable spike in the demand for housing. And that is what we, of course, have seen," Vance noted.

JD Vance lauded for shutting down heckler

Netizens praised JD Vance for how he tackled the heckler at the National League of Cities event. 

One wrote, "JD Vance is so good! He never misses - whether it’s with woke reporters trying to catch him off guard or handling hecklers like he did right here!" and another said, "Heckler: screeches incoherently Vance: ‘Let me explain how reality works.'"

"I was watching that live. @JDVance always has the best comebacks," a person remarked, while someone else claimed, "Fed studies back Vance—immigration spikes push rents up. He’s fighting for citizens, not politics."

"Leaders should put their citizens first, not pander to activists who don’t care about the consequences of their policies. Flooding the country with illegal immigration isn’t compassion—it’s economic sabotage," read a comment.

"I love our @VP. He is not shook when interrupted. He knows what he’s talking about and brings it home every time. With respect, of course," another gushed.

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