Pressed on Biddeford shooting investigation, Vance shifts focus to drug overdoses

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 672

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Vice President JD Vance said the federal government is investigating the fatal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Biddeford, but quickly shifted focus to drug overdoses when pressed about updates Monday.

“What I see from Democrats is people who are far more worried about a shooting involving an illegal alien than they are about the fact that tens of thousands of Mainers died from fentanyl overdoses,” Vance told a crowd …

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