WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (2nd-L) departs following a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance departs following a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he departs following a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds up a copy of a briefing room seating chart as he speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)