Donald Trump recently dealt a humiliating blow to his vice president, JD Vance. In an interview with his preferred network, Fox News, the US president was asked if he would anoint Vance with his successor in 2028.
Trump bluntly and without hesitation said no. The former reality star further humiliated the rising star in the Republican party by saying that many competent politicians are ready for the highest office in the land.
Since entering the White House, JD Vance has become one of the most absent and insignificant vice presidents ever, second only to Mike Pence.
Trump was always a one-man show, meaning he absorbed every ray of the limelight. With Elon Musk and his bigger-than-life personality around the White House, the media had no time to see, hear, or care about JD Vance.
Aware that his light was being dimmed to complete oblivion, Vance pulled the coup of the year. During the meeting with Ukraine’s current president, Volodymyr Zelensky, the normally quiet, reclusive, and beyond forgettable Vance became loud, brash, and provocative.
He showed Trump that he had masculine and untamed energy by constantly insulting, degrading, and belittling Zelensky, a leader fighting for his war-torn nation.
Here is a portion of the exhange between Vance and Zelensky: “Vance: “I’m talking about the kind of diplomacy that will end the destruction of your country. Mr. President, with respect, I think it’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media.
Right now, you guys are forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict.”
Zelenskyy: “Have you ever been to Ukraine that you say what problems we have?” Vance: “I have been to –” Zelenskyy: “Come once.”
Vance: “I’ve actually watched and seen the stories, and I know that what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour, Mr. President. Do you disagree that you’ve had problems bringing people into your military?” Zelensky: “We have problems –” Vance: “And do you think that it is respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?”
Political experts believe Vance stepped into the Oval Office that day to audition for the role of a lifetime — Trump’s successor.
Vance was resolute in his determination to show Trump that he could be just like him and that he was worthy of his endorsement.
However, political pundits believe there is little chance Trump will endorse Vance in the next presidential election.
Tech mogul and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has now assumed the role of kingmaker in Washington, a position previously held by the Koch brothers.
With his time, vast wealth, resources, and influence, Musk will significantly impact the next election’s outcome.
