During Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in February, the president announced what he described as a “war on fraud, to be led by our great vice president, JD Vance.” A few weeks later, Trump took steps to formalize the effort with an executive order. Reuters reported:
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday launching a national task force led by ?Vice President JD Vance aimed at proving Trump’s claims that federal funds ?intended for social-welfare programs are being stolen in some states. […]
A copy of the executive order released by the White House said members of the ?task force are to ?come up with ?a plan in 90 days to implement anti-fraud measures.
That last part was of particular interest because it suggested patience will be necessary: The Vance-led task force won’t start rooting out fraud right away, it will take three months to figure out a…
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