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Margaret Sullivan

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Why does jd vance keep saying loony things | Mind Blowing Facts

Vice President JD Vance participates in the International Naval Review aboard the USS Kearsarge in New York Harbor during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Madison Swart/Pool via REUTERS
‘It may make him the obvious successor to Trump. And that, after all, is exactly what JD Vance is angling for.’ Photograph: Madison Swart/Reuters

Given how impetuous Donald Trump is, his vice-president, JD Vance, strikes some Americans as a more stable alternative. A good bet, some of the Maga faithful believe, as the 2028 Republican nominee for president, and the eventual occupant of the Oval Office.

Every bit as rightwing as Trump but more serious and predictable – that seems to be Vance’s pitch to the public. And he clearly wants to be president; he’s as ambitious as they come.

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