Vice President JD Vance took aim at NBC News on Sunday, accusing the network of cherry-picking footage from a rally in Israel celebrating President Donald Trump’s new peace deal with Hamas.
Appearing on Meet the Press, Vance said NBC had shown Israeli demonstrators booing when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name was mentioned — but failed to show the same crowd cheering when Trump’s name came up.
“I have to give your network a little bit of grief, Kristen,” Vance told host Kristen Welker. “Last night I was watching NBC, they were covering this, and they mentioned during a rally in Israel, when Steve Witkoff our special envoy mentioned Bibi Netanyahu, the crowd booed — but the broadcast didn’t mention when Witkoff mentioned President Trump — the crowd actually cheered.”
The rally, held in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, featured Witkoff, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. It came just days after Trump announced a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas — a deal his team said would end the war and secure the release of all remaining hostages.
Israeli officials said hostages still held by Hamas are expected to be freed within 72 hours. The return of bodies of those killed will follow, as part of the same agreement.
During the rally, attendees cheered as speakers praised Trump’s diplomatic role, but booed Netanyahu when his name was mentioned. Witkoff tried to calm the crowd, saying, “I was in the trenches with the prime minister. Believe me, he was a very important part here.”
When Trump’s name came up moments later, the mood shifted. The crowd erupted in applause.
Vance said NBC’s decision not to show that moment was telling. “Why did the crowd cheer?” he asked Welker. “Because this moment came from very, very deliberate and consequential diplomacy from the president and the entire administration.”