Vice President JD Vance will travel to Concord on Wednesday in his first official North Carolina visit since taking office, White House sources confirmed. The visit underscores the administration’s push for stronger public safety measures and support for local law enforcement.
Vance is expected to highlight provisions in the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill”, a wide-reaching Republican-backed law that enhances sentencing rules for repeat offenders and allocates new resources to police departments. He will also reference recent high-profile crimes, including the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte train, which reignited national debates around bail reform and mental illness in the justice system.
The Concord visit follows multiple 2024 campaign stops across North Carolina, including appearances in the Triangle and western counties. Vance and President Trump have made public safety a central theme, especially in states seeing increased urban crime rates.
Local lawmakers are also advancing state-level bills aimed at keeping violent offenders off the streets, aligning with the federal initiatives Vance is set to promote. Further details about the visit, including the exact location and time of the speech, are expected soon.
