WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 3: Vice President J.D. Vance takes the stage during the Foundry School launch event at the U.S. Institute of Peace on September 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Foundry School is a national program launched by the Trump administration to train skilled workers to help rebuild American manufacturing as part of a Department of State initiative called Pax Silica. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***