A day after Vice President JD Vance blamed the Democrats for the impending government shutdown, Morning Joe aired a September, 2024 video of the vice president directly contradicting his current stance on funding the government. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough wasn't having any of it, noting Vance originally "changed" his stance on President Donald Trump from fervent critic to ardent supporter. Yeah, it could be," Scarborough quipped before airing video from September 2024 in which Vance indeed said Republicans should "force" a government shutdown. Why shouldn't we be trying to force this government shutdown fight to get something out of it that's good for the American people?" Vance said just before Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a bipartisan continuing resolution days before the September 30 deadline.