Vance Praises YouTuber Nick Shirley’s Report on Somali Fraud in Minnesota: ‘Far More Useful Journalism’ than 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Vice President JD Vance praised YouTuber Nick Shirley’s reporting on fraud in the state of Minnesota, stating that Shirley had “done far more useful journalism” than any of the 2024 winners of Pulitzer Prizes.

“This dude has done far more useful journalism than any of the winners of the 2024 @pulitzercenter prizes,” Vance wrote in a post on X.

Vance’s post came in response to a video posted on X, in which he and his team exposed “Minnesota fraud.” Shirley explained that he and his team “uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/27/vance-praises-youtuber-nick-shirleys-report-on-somali-fraud-in-minnesota-far-more-useful-journalism-than-2024-pulitzer-prize-winners/