Trump Announces Vance-Led ‘War on Fraud’

In addition to scandal-racked Minnesota, the president indicated that California, Massachusetts, and Maine could see enforcement activity.

Vice President JD Vance (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listen to President Donald Trump deliver his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump has declared a “war on fraud” and said Vice President JD Vance would lead that effort.

During his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24, Trump said, “I am officially announcing the war on fraud,” and asserted that “if we’re able to find enough of that fraud, we will actually have a balanced budget.”