Matt Vespa

Statement summary

In a Townhall column published at 3:15 PM EDT on September 18, managing editor Matt Vespa wrote that a lawsuit will follow and the White House will likely lose, but that this is not the point because the process is the punishment. He wrote that the outlets are banned for now and that, if they are upset, "that's life".

“There will be a lawsuit, and the Trump White House will likely lose, but that’s not the point: the process is the punishment. While this is litigated, the fake news will be barred from the White House. The president posted this afternoon that CNN, MSNBC, and Politico will be cut off. I’m sure these networks have already called their lawyers. So be it. They’re banned for now, and if they’re upset about that, well, that’s life”

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In Townhall commentary published the morning after Speaker Johnson sent the House home, Matt Vespa dismissed Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution as reckless nonsense from an outgoing member who lost his primary and predicted he would mount a 2028 presidential run. He wrote that the effort was never going to pass and had been officially declared dead. Vespa did not argue the merits of the eight articles; most of the piece reproduces ABC News's account of Massie's floor reading and the resolution's own text. His characterisation of Massie's motives and his 2028 prediction are his own.

“When you lose your primary and are viewed as an overall pain in the a**, you're going to do even more reckless nonsense. … That's cute, man. It also isn't going to happen. This whole effort, which was never going to pass, was officially declared dead yesterday. … Well, that's life.”

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Townhall managing editor Matt Vespa defended Sydney Sweeney's appearance in the Novig ad, writing "it's her body, her choice" and dismissing critics as jealous.

“It's her body, her choice... Is it me, or are women just jealous of Sweeney?”