President Donald Trump announces the “war on fraud” during his State of the Union address on February 25, 2026, and appoints Vice President JD Vance to lead/oversee the initiative.
He states: “So tonight, although [it] started four months ago, I am officially announcing the war on fraud to be led by our great Vice President JD Vance. He’ll get it done.”
The effort focuses on rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs (especially Medicaid and entitlements), with early actions including freezing over $250 million in Medicaid funds to Minnesota.
Vice President JD Vance and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz discussed a ‘War on Fraud’ that President Trump announced in his State of the Union. The main topic was health care related fraud in Minnesota, and the Trump administration is reportedly cutting some funding to the state over it.