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President Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday touted Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud efforts and claimed Republicans are uncovering enough government fraud to potentially balance the federal budget, while accusing Democrats of resisting investigations because they are “in on the act.”<\/p>\n

In a Truth Social post, Trump praised Vance and Republican officials for what he described as a nationwide effort to identify fraud and waste in government spending.<\/p>\n

“Vice President JD Vance and Republicans are doing a great job hunting down Fraud in the various States,” Trump wrote. “Billions of Dollars is being found, and we’ve just started!”<\/p>\n

Trump’s comments come as the administration has sought to highlight anti-fraud efforts led by Vance<\/a>. In April, Fox News Digital reported that Vance’s newly created anti-fraud task force had identified nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts believed to be tied to potentially fraudulent businesses.<\/p>\n

Officials said nearly 400 businesses would be required to prove they had legitimate operations and physical addresses.<\/p>\n

JD VANCE’S TASK FORCE FLAGS NEARLY $6.3B IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOING TO POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT BUSINESSES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The president argued that the amount of fraud being uncovered could have major implications for federal spending and taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If we found it all, we would literally be able to balance the Budget, and simultaneously reduce Taxes, cutting them even more than I have already done, which is a RECORD!” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

Trump did not provide evidence that fraud findings identified by Republicans would be sufficient to eliminate the federal deficit<\/a>. While the president argued uncovering fraud could eventually balance the budget, the administration has not publicly released figures showing identified fraud totals approaching the size of the annual federal deficit.<\/p>\n

BESSENT SAYS MINNESOTA FRAUD RECOVERY COULD HELP FUND TRUMP\u2019S $1.5T DEFENSE PLAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The anti-fraud task force was established by executive order<\/a> in March, and is chaired by Vance. The administration has said the initiative is designed to identify fraud, waste and abuse across federal programs and government contracts as part of a broader effort to reduce spending and strengthen oversight.<\/p>\n

Trump also sharply criticized Democrats, saying he was surprised efforts to uncover fraud had not received bipartisan support.<\/p>\n

“Amazingly, Dumocrats are fighting us all the way,” Trump wrote. “This is something that I am surprised at, because I thought this would be a Bipartisan effort.”<\/p>\n

JD VANCE WARNS BLUE STATE OFFICIALS COULD FACE PRISON OVER BILLION-DOLLAR FRAUD EPIDEMIC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump went on to suggest Democrats may oppose such investigations because they have a vested interest in preventing further discoveries.<\/p>\n

“It’s looking like they’re in on the act,” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

The president further claimed Democrats do not want Republicans to uncover what he described as “Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of FRAUD!”<\/p>\n

Trump later compared Democratic opposition to anti-fraud efforts with several other issues that have become central themes of his political messaging, including transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, mail-in ballots, voter identification requirements and proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting.<\/p>\n

The administration has made rooting out waste, fraud and abuse<\/a> a recurring focus of its messaging as it seeks to reduce government spending and defend broader fiscal policy initiatives.<\/p>\n

Democrats have argued Republicans frequently conflate fraud, waste and policy disagreements when discussing federal spending reductions and have questioned whether projected savings touted by the administration can ultimately be realized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-anti-fraud-efforts-uncovering-billions-waste-claims-savings-could-balance-budget <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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