Vice President JD Vance provided an intimate glimpse into President Donald Trump’s character, revealing a trait Americans may not know he has during an appearance on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity.""He has the best instincts about human beings of anybody I've ever met," Vance said in a new episode of Hannity's podcast."There's an almost like, spiritual dimension of where he understands whether somebody's telling him the truth or not."Vance said he is consistently stunned by the president’s ability to read people and discern their genuine intentions."He understands whether somebody is trying to pull one over on him or not… it's fascinating to me," he said.JONATHAN TURLEY: WHY TRUMP WENT OFF SCRIPT ON VENEZUELA AND WHY IT WON'T MATTERVice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug.
22, 2025.(Annabelle Gordon/UPI)The vice president said the many powerful figures who meet with Trump, including corporate CEOs and world leaders, are no match for the president’s instincts."He's the President of the United States, right? You have people who are constantly coming into the White House and asking for things," Vance explained."And he has this unbelievable ability to sniff out whether this person wants this thing because it's good for America or he wants it because it’s good for him."Vance also opened up about a period of his life when he believed he knew everything and how experience ultimately changed his perspective."I became arrogant about what I knew," he explained.
"My grandmother, who, again, was the smartest person I've ever met, devout Christian, but not an educated woman by any means, I sort of thought of her as a simpleton, as a bumpkin."JD Vance detailed his upbringing in Appalachia, the 2028 presidential election and more during an appearance on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." (Hang Out with Sean Hannity)COLLEGE MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES DEPARTMENTS ARE BROKEN — SHUT THEM DOWN TO END CAM...