Vice President JD Vance plans to visit the Charlotte suburb of Concord on Wednesday in his first official trip to North Carolina since becoming vice president, according to White House sources familiar with his travel.
He was a frequent visitor to the state while campaigning throughout 2024.
Vance plans to use his trip to highlight the Trump administration’s commitment to public safety and state and local law enforcement through executive orders and the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law on July 4.
The vice president is expected to talk about the Aug. 22 fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukranian refugee, on a train in Charlotte. Police charged DeCarlos Brown Jr., 34, with her death.
Zarutska’s stabbing became a political flashpoint, with Republicans blaming Democrats for “soft-on-crime policies” that left Americans unsafe.
In the past month, President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, leading to a significant decrease in crime from the prior 30 days. He has since deployed the National Guard to Memphis.
Trump also signed an executive order to end cashless bail following Zarutska’s death. Brown was out of jail on a written promise to appear on a charge of misusing the 911 system. He had 14 arrests before being charged in Zarutska’s slaying, including armed robbery.
Vance will also talk about provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill that support public safety. Among those is a $12.5 billion investment in air traffic control systems and the Federal Aviation Administration’s infrastructure to improve public safety in air travel.