Trump turns the tables on Dems as he asks Vance to shift focus from Iran to blue states

Accusing blue states of stealing billions of dollars “each and every month,” President Donald Trump added that the budget could be balanced with the “correction of this large-scale criminal activity”
President Trump announced that he had asked Vice President JD Vance to focus his attention on billions of dollars allegedly being stolen in blue states (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Trump announced that he had asked Vice President JD Vance to focus his attention on billions of dollars allegedly being stolen in blue states (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON, DC: As Democrats plan to investigate President Donald Trump and his officials over a range of allegations, including corruption, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to his opponents by directing Vice President JD Vance to focus on alleged corruption in Democratic-led states.

With Democrats set to assume majorities following the recently concluded midterm elections, they are now in a position to seize control of committee gavels and subpoena power in January.

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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to hit back at his rivals over the very issue they have been raising, accusing his administration of corruption.

In a series of social media posts on Thursday morning, November 12, Trump accused Democrats of stealing billions of dollars in blue states and said Vance should focus on alleged corruption in Democratic-led states rather than pursuing an agreement with Iran.

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Haneda Airport on October 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan (Getty Photos/ Takashi Aoyama)

Trump's remarks came amid Democrats' efforts to put his administration under scrutiny, accusing it of a wide range of alleged corruption.

Posting to Truth Social just before 6 am, Trump called Democrats “the most Corrupt and anti-American groups of political leaders and hacks,” and accused the party of calling his administration corrupt to distract from “tremendous & unprecedented” fraud in blue states.

Trump named Minnesota and California among the states where he alleged corruption was taking place. He also portrayed himself as the opposite of corrupt Democrats and encouraged Republicans to fight back, warning that they would otherwise lose the country.

Trump asks Vance to focus on billions being stolen in blue-states

Moments later, in another similar Truth Social post, President Trump announced that he had asked Vice President JD Vance to give his undivided attention to alleged corruption and crime in blue states, including Minnesota, California, Illinois and others.

“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the US,” Trump wrote in another post.

US Vice President JD Vance (R) looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 20, 2026 in Washington, DC (Getty Photos/ Andrew Harnik)

Accusing blue states of stealing billions of dollars “each and every month,” Trump added that the budget could be balanced with” correction of this large-scale criminal activity.”

“We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait,” President wrote as he concluded the post.

Trump tells Democrats to investigate blue states over alleged corruption

Trump wasn’t done. In another screed, the President attacked “Democrats,” for investigating his tax returns during his first term in office.

“Shockingly, they won this unprecedented right in the US Supreme Court, and hired the best and toughest accountants in the Country to get Trump,” the President wrote, adding that they couldn’t find anything.

In the last such post, Trump asked Democrats, if they want to “root out corruption,” they should investigate the most corrupt governmental structures on the entire earth, that is, blue states.

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