Vice President JD Vance offered a vote of confidence Thursday for Sen. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who faces a tough re-election fight this year in Maine.

Dozens of people were turned away from the door before Vance began speaking at the Bangor airport on Thursday.

Vice President J. D. Vance brushed aside speculation about a potential 2028 Republican ticket with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the topic is among “the few topics” he has little interest in discussing.

JD Vance brushed off talk of a 2028 ticket with Marco Rubio after Donald Trump calls pairing a “dream team.”

JD Vance is threatening to withhold federal Medicaid reimbursement from states that do not investigate and weed out fraud. The vice president, who is chairman of President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud task force,

The warm words came at a Maine rally as the vice president touted Republican House candidate Paul LePage and highlighted anti-fraud efforts.

Medicare freezes new hospice providers nationwide in fraud crackdown, sparking concerns over future access and oversight.

The Republican vice president blamed the term-limited Democrat for what he called a failure to crack down on fraud in the state's Medicaid program.