Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance on Sunday criticized CNN host Jake Tapper over the “Russia hoax” report, with Tapper asking a number of questions about the former president’s recent statements.

Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, told the New York Times that Trump meets the definition of a fascist. article It was released on Tuesday. Mr. Tapper repeatedly pressed Mr. Vance on questions, comparing Mr. Trump to a “dictator” and insisting that Mr. Kelly would rule himself, but Mr. Vance responded to CNN’s report on false reports of Russian interference in the 2016 election. I brought it up.

“Ask yourself basic questions about network integrity. You talked about the Russia hoax nonstop,” Vance said.

“The FBI was investigating!” Tapper interjected. “The FBI was investigating, so we were covering it–“

“And you took the word of an anonymous FBI agent at face value and put it on your network as if it were gospel truth. You repeated it over and over again,” Trump’s deputy said. the presidential candidate rebuked.

Vance criticized CNN for falsely leading viewers to believe that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin to interfere in the 2016 election. Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign paid a tech company to “abuse” access to Trump Tower and then the White House in an effort to link President Trump to Russia. .

As the Republican vice presidential candidate called out his network, Tapper repeatedly said “no” and repeated his claim that CNN was covering the FBI investigation. (Related: Justice Department launches Russian collusion investigation into allegations of fighting foreign election interference)

“Can we talk about issues that Americans care about?” Vance asked.

The CNN host retorted: “I’m talking about what Donald Trump said.” “If you have an issue about whether he’s talking enough about the economy, that’s between you and your vice presidential candidate. You’re talking about what he said this week.”

Mr. Vance assured Mr. Tapper that Mr. Trump speaks at length at every campaign rally about topics that concern the American people, including comments on energy, housing, and the border.

“Kamala Harris and her media allies, and I would put CNN in this category,” Vance said, prompting Tapper to immediately reject the partnership between CNN and Harris.

“You seem to be more concerned about Donald Trump’s past than you are about the future of the American people. We’re running this campaign to make the American dream affordable,” Vance said. added.