JD Vance Sticks To Bill Maher Sit-Down For Tonight’s ‘Real Time’ As US & Iran Spar Again; “Violence Will Be Met With Violence,” VP Says

EXCLUSIVE: Amidst renewed American strikes connected Iranian targets coming and responses from nan Islamic Republic, JD Vance kept to his schedule and showed up connected Real Time pinch Bill Maher.

Set for a sit-down question and reply pinch Marl Twain Prize victor Maher, nan Vice President rolled into CBS Television City astatine Melrose and Fairfax Friday day to beforehand his precocious released Communion book. The erstwhile Ohio Senator’s one-on-one chat pinch Maher is wide ranging, sources show us.

However, arsenic reports of Iranian retaliation and nan latest fracturing of nan vulnerable and decried bid woody resulted, Vance besides became nan sound of nan management connected nan flare-up Friday. “If they person disagreements astir really nan MOU is being applied, they tin prime up nan phone,” Vance said connected X earlier stepping into Real Time. “But unit will beryllium met pinch violence.”

There had been immoderate talk of nan Veep cancelling aliases postponing his filmed talk pinch Maher Friday arsenic nan business successful nan Middle East (which he had gone to Switzerland a week agone to discuss a roadworthy representation of sorts to bid for) escalated again. However, tweets aside, it seems Vance was not required backmost successful DC by Donald Trump today.

Trump himself hassaid thing this evening astir nan clashes betwixt nan U.S. and Iran.

Now scheduled to enactment retired West until nan 27th, Vance has been successful nan midst of a promotional circuit for his best-selling effort astir his 2019  conversion to Catholicism complete nan past week.

That circuit has included expected impermanent spots connected blimpish outlets, arsenic good arsenic ABC’s The View. Vance’s quality connected nan distinctly MAGA unfriendly ABC daytimer was nan first for a Trump management charismatic this term, and nan first clip he has guested connected nan program. As good arsenic Fox News appearances and much to transportation his latest book, the Hillbilly Elegy author besides touched down astatine nan Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, CA connected Thursday. Eyeing a 2028 POTUS tally of his own, Vance discussed Communion and nan merits and bequest of nan man wide known arsenic Tricky Dicky.

His quality connected Maher coming was besides peculiarly notable fixed Trump’s attacks connected nan comedian complete nan years.

Earlier this year, aft an initially pleasant and past contentious Spring 2025 meal betwixt nan 2 astatine nan Executive Mansion, erstwhile news collapsed that nan Trump-controlled Kennedy Center was readying to grant nan Mark Twain Prize to Maher, nan White House denied it. Later A White House charismatic said that nan “situation changed” aft further conversations betwixt nan halfway and arena organizers.

The Mark Twain Prize will return spot connected Sunday and Maher will beryllium receiving it, but nan White House has not said whether nan president will attend.

For tonight’s RealTime, nan different guests too Vance are Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Larry Wilmore.