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Remarks: JD Vance Speaks to U.S. Troops at RAF Fairford in England - August 13, 2025

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Speakers
JD Vance
JD Vance said 62 sentences of a total of 62 sentences.
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JD Vance said 1324 words of a total of 1324 words.
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JD Vance talked 416 seconds of a total of 416 seconds.
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JD Vance

00:00:00-00:00:19 (19 sec)
Thank you. Please, airmen, at ease. It's good to be here with you. Please have a seat. I see we have some, uh, some beautiful families out there. You know, I served a few years in the Marine Corps, and I got to say, I'm pretty jealous. This is a pretty fine duty station if I do say so myself. This is a beautiful country.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.974
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
2.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
94.5
Gunning-Fog Score
5.1
Coleman-Liau Index
6
SMOG Index
6.8
Automated Readability Index
0.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.3
Sprache Readability Score
2.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10

JD Vance

00:00:19-00:00:39 (20 sec)
I just spent the past few days here, actually, uh some meetings, some, uh, some downtime with the family. And we've had a very, very good time here in England. The United Kingdom, of course, is one of our great allies, so I think I speak for all the Pathfinders here, is that right, what I say and all the Red Dragon folks, as well?
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.909
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
78.1
Gunning-Fog Score
9.9
Coleman-Liau Index
7
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
7.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12

JD Vance

00:00:39-00:01:06 (27 sec)
When I say that we are proud of the special relationship, we are proud to work together with our British friends right here at Fairford Base. God bless you all. So, here's a simple thing. We've got a beautiful country here. We've got a beautiful alliance, and I think every single one of you know that, for over 100 years, we have worked with our friends from the United Kingdom to achieve great victories.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.04452
VADER
0.987
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Religion
Score:
0.53
Code:
12000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/12000000
Wikidata_id:
Q9174
Wikidata_label:
religion
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
76.3
Gunning-Fog Score
9.7
Coleman-Liau Index
9.4
SMOG Index
10.5
Automated Readability Index
6.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.7
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16

JD Vance

00:01:06-00:01:29 (23 sec)
And if you look at the long sweep of history, every time something big happens for the world, every time a great victory is won for freedom and for peace and for prosperity, it is almost always the Brits and the Americans that do it together, and we win every single time we go to war together. You guys know that as well as anybody.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0.955
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.2
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12

JD Vance

00:01:29-00:01:49 (20 sec)
But it's not just about going to war, and it's not just winning when we do. When we work together, when we fight together, when we make it clear that we always approach every situation with an open hand -- but if things go poorly, we're willing to do what we have to do. We make it easier to achieve peace and prosperity all over the world.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.22378
VADER
0.829
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
70.4
Gunning-Fog Score
12.4
Coleman-Liau Index
7.6
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
8.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12

JD Vance

00:01:49-00:02:07 (18 sec)
So, I want to say from all of us back home in the United States for all the people that you serve with, that you fight for, that you make it possible to live the American dream and peace and prosperity, we are proud of you. We are grateful for you. And as your vice president, I am damn proud to be here with you today.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.61904
VADER
0.915
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
79.4
Gunning-Fog Score
10
Coleman-Liau Index
6.1
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
7.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11

JD Vance

00:02:07-00:02:41 (34 sec)
God bless every single one of you. Now, it would be impossible for me to list every single thing that has happened just from this single base over the past hundred years, from World War One to our operations against terrorists in Yemen, the history of this base of its mission, of all of the things that we've done with our friends from the United Kingdom, it is a very, very proud tradition.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.664
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Religion
Score:
0.53
Code:
12000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/12000000
Wikidata_id:
Q9174
Wikidata_label:
religion
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
9.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15

JD Vance

00:02:41-00:03:15 (34 sec)
So, I won't try to list everything that we've done, but you guys know the mission, you guys know the story, and you guys know the history. We have done so much with our English friends, with our friends from the UK, and, you know, I started the day -- or I -- excuse me, I started the week in a place called Chevening with the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom further south in the country in a county called Kent, and what we did is we worked on our -- one of our most important shared security goals in Europe, which is the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.61904
VADER
0.95
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics
Score:
0.68
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace
Score:
0.67
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics > Government
Score:
0.574
Code:
20000593
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593
Wikidata_id:
Q7188
Wikidata_label:
government
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace > Armed Conflict
Score:
0.536
Code:
20000056
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000056
Wikidata_id:
Q350604
Wikidata_label:
armed conflict
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
7.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25

JD Vance

00:03:15-00:03:39 (24 sec)
The president of United States came in six months ago, and I just talked to him right before I came on the stage. And he said very simply that we are going to make it our mission as an administration to bring peace to Europe once again. But as you all know, it is impossible to bring peace anywhere unless the bad guys are also worried that we've got a hell of a fine air force and a hell of a fine military to back up the peace to begin with.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.45199
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
65.4
Gunning-Fog Score
14.3
Coleman-Liau Index
6.6
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20

JD Vance

00:03:39-00:03:59 (20 sec)
So, what you guys do, even though you may not see it every single day, is you make it possible. You make it possible for us to accomplish the president's goals through negotiation. You make it possible for us to go into a room and say, yes, we want peace. Yes, we want to work together. Yes, we'd like to bring an end to this terrible conflict.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.948
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
5.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
80.9
Gunning-Fog Score
10.1
Coleman-Liau Index
7.4
SMOG Index
10.5
Automated Readability Index
3.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11

JD Vance

00:03:59-00:04:22 (23 sec)
But we've also got some great airmen back at Fairford and other bases. They're going to make sure that no matter what happens, the peace and the prosperity and the goals of the American people are going to be well served by -- by what you do. So, I think if you -- if you look back at the last six months, if you look back at the number of lives that we've saved in Rwanda and the Congo -- the president ended a 30-year war there.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.844
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
75.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.8
Coleman-Liau Index
6.8
SMOG Index
7.9
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17

JD Vance

00:04:22-00:04:40 (18 sec)
If you look at what we've done in -- in -- in the East Asia where the president ended a conflict in Serbia, Kosovo where the president has brought peace to that area of the world. And now in just a couple of days with the president heading to Anchorage, Alaska to try to achieve an end to this terrible war and Russia and Ukraine.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.58779
VADER
0.296
Slightly Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics
Score:
0.507
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
63.4
Gunning-Fog Score
13.2
Coleman-Liau Index
8.2
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18

JD Vance

00:04:40-00:05:01 (21 sec)
You guys make that possible. You guys are the reason why we can go into a negotiation with strength. You guys are the reason why we have leverage in these conversations with world leaders because they know that if we cut a deal, it is backed up by the finest fighting force anywhere in the world, and that is what makes your job so important.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.99853
VADER
-0.077
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
71.6
Gunning-Fog Score
12.4
Coleman-Liau Index
8.9
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
9.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14

JD Vance

00:05:01-00:05:22 (20 sec)
And that's what makes it so important and such a proud moment for me to be here with you today because nothing that I do, nothing that we do as an administration is possible without the hard work, the courage, and the skill that you guys bring to the job. Now, I mentioned earlier, I was -- I was at an Chevening meeting with the British Foreign Secretary.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.752
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.1
Gunning-Fog Score
15.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8.7
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12

JD Vance

00:05:22-00:05:44 (23 sec)
I've met with a number of foreign leaders just in the last actually hour. I had a call with about 30 European leaders. And over the past couple of days, I've met with a number of leaders across the UK across political parties across the generations, because that's one of the great things about the UK's special relationship with the United States is it cuts across political alliances.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.893
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > International Relations
Score:
0.688
Code:
20000638
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000638
Wikidata_id:
Q166542
Wikidata_label:
international relations
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics
Score:
0.68
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace
Score:
0.67
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics > Government
Score:
0.574
Code:
20000593
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593
Wikidata_id:
Q7188
Wikidata_label:
government
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace > Armed Conflict
Score:
0.536
Code:
20000056
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000056
Wikidata_id:
Q350604
Wikidata_label:
armed conflict
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52
Gunning-Fog Score
12.6
Coleman-Liau Index
10.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15

JD Vance

00:05:44-00:06:04 (20 sec)
It cuts across political parties. It cuts across generations because we've been working together for literally centuries. And you know what every single person that I meet often tells me? They tell me about how impressed they are by the skill, by the determination, and by the dedication of the American military.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.625
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.8
Gunning-Fog Score
12.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14

JD Vance

00:06:04-00:06:28 (24 sec)
You all are what make it possible for us to do what we do. When Marco Rubio, our great Secretary of State, goes to engage in some diplomatic negotiation, he knows that he's got the great people, the secretary of defense standing behind him. And that fact, the fact that people are impressed by you, the fact that so many people are frankly afraid of you is why we're able to do what we do as an administration.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.935
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Government
Score:
0.651
Code:
20000593
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593
Wikidata_id:
Q7188
Wikidata_label:
government
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics
Score:
0.586
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
60.1
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
8.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14

JD Vance

00:06:28-00:06:51 (23 sec)
So, I just want to say from the president United States who again I just spoke to, and he told me to give you this message. We're proud of you. We're grateful to you. We know that it's not always an easy job. We know there are often long hours, but I hope you know that the peace and the prosperity and the safety of your countrymen depend on you doing a good job, and we are damn proud of the job that you do every single day.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.03688
VADER
0.971
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
83.2
Gunning-Fog Score
8.9
Coleman-Liau Index
6.1
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
1.9
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15

JD Vance

00:06:51-00:06:56 (5 sec)
God bless you all, and thank you for having your vice president here in the UK.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.751
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Religion
Score:
0.536
Code:
12000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/12000000
Wikidata_id:
Q9174
Wikidata_label:
religion
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
3.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
95.4
Gunning-Fog Score
6.4
Coleman-Liau Index
7
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
4.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
3.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6