Fox News co-host Kayleigh McEnany argued that Democrats are giving a âgiftâ to President Donald Trump and Republicans going into the 2026 midterms.
During a sit-down interview on Saturday in America with Vice President JD
Vance, the pair spoke about a wide range of topics.
McEnany and Vance spoke about the status of the Iran conflict, the administrationâs push for the SAVE America Act (emphasizing voter ID), Vanceâs response to personal attacks from Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and Vanceâs new book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith (detailing his journey from atheism back to Christianity/Catholicism).
McEnany opened by asking for a readout of Vanceâs recent lunch with GOP senators, where Iran dominated discussion alongside budget issues.
Vance said the presidentâs priority is passing the SAVE America Act, calling it âabsurdâ that the U.S. lacks voter ID.
On Iran, he described ongoing talks focused on maximizing oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, with prices dipping around $80/barrel.
He stated the U.S. has destroyed Iranâs nuclear program, conventional military, and significantly reduced its asymmetric capabilities.
The goal is now to assess whether Iran will make long-term changes for a better relationship.
If not, Vance said that pressure will continue via diplomatic, economic, and military tools to secure lower energy prices for Americans.
âI try to remind people that weâre really in the middle of the game here. This thing is not over. Itâs obviously not at the beginning. Weâre in the middle of the game⊠I feel quite confident we will get there, but weâre still a bit in the middle of the game,â Vance said.
On the Strait of Hormuz and a potential deal, Vance said the expectation is for the same pre-conflict volume of oil.
McEnany then shifted to Novemberâs midterm elections and how the rise of socialism will help Republicans.
Vance was also asked about personal attacks from Michigan Democratic Senate candidate
Abdul El-Sayed.
Vance replied that he doesnât âpay that guy much mind.â
He criticized El-Sayed as someone who claims to stand for working people yet opposed Trump policies that âhave quite literally saved the auto industryâ (and Michiganâs).
Vance argued El-Sayed does not support a prosperous economy allowing auto workers and others to raise families (ideally on a single wage), but instead favors taxing some to fund Democratic-favored interest groups.
True prosperity, he said, comes from rebuilding the middle class and industrial base.
He added that El-Sayed has gone after his kids and is âjust kind of an odd guy,â and that resorting to personal insults (instead of policy for Michiganders) is telling.
âI think the guy is crazy and would be a terrible senator for the people of Michigan,â Vance argued.
âYou have these voices in the Republican Party that are constructive. But the problem is theyâre rubbing up against the Democrat voices, many of which you just read. I mean, that quote, if they go low, Iâm going to the gutter, I guess gone are the days of Michelle Obama where they go high,â McEnany said.
âIâm not sure if those days were ever truly here, but at least they were in word rather than action. But Iâm struck by what some of these Democrats have told The Hill. There is a Democratic senator. People are going to get hammered if we make a deal with Republicans,â McEnany argued.
âThese people are so petrified of the same progressive left-wing flank that is animating the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani that they have to shut down the government and canât even get military families paid,â she argued.
âIt is a really striking place for the party. This is something to watch because it could come back and bite Democrats big time going into next yearâs midterm elections,â McEnany described.
