Although dented by the Republican defeat in the mid-term elections, JD Vance remains, at the moment, the strongest figure in view of the 2028 presidential nomination. In this sense, Trump’s circle now seems to aim to strengthen him
The electoral defeat suffered by the Republicans in the last mid-term elections could complicate the path of JD Vance towards the nominations presidential election in 2028. His position as vice president is in fact currently uncomfortable, especially in light of the fact that much of Grand Old Party he’s blaming himself Donald Trump of the defeat. Yet, despite the difficulties, the presidential hopes of the number two in the White House remain alive. It is in this sense that it is trying to carve out margins of autonomy.
«The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said it last night. If you want to argue that it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then do so. You argue that it was a price worth paying. Whether you agree or not, at least be honest. But everyone knows why we lost,” he said Vance Wednesday on X.
The relationship between Trump and Vance
Moreover, it is not the first time that the vice president has partially distanced himself from Trump. His skepticism towards the Iranian conflict has always been known. Furthermore, in the month of October, Vanceduring the electoral events, he had avoided minimizing the issue of the high cost of fuel, as had instead been done by the US president.
And be careful. Wednesday’s post on X was also relaunched by the son of TrumpDonald jr. The American president himself, while claiming to have waged war on Iran to prevent Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons, admitted: “I think it was good.”
Not only that. In the past few hours, CBS reported that Trump would be considering the possibility of torpedoing an opponent of Vancelike the head of the Pentagon Pete Hegseth. The occupant of the White House has officially denied it, but has meanwhile declared that he would welcome the current Secretary of War as a senator from Tennessee. Add to this that, shortly before Midtermsthe US president had announced a cut in aid to the Jewish state.
The relationships between are no mystery Vance and the Israeli government are terrible. Months ago, the vice president had even accused Benjamin Netanyahu of having orchestrated a campaign aimed at derailing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding that the same Vance had negotiated with Tehran in June. In this regard, it is also worth remembering that, within the US administration, it is Hegseth the figure closest to the positions of the Israeli prime minister.
JD Vance’s political future after Trump
Obviously it is still early to formulate any analyses. However, it is possible to hypothesize that the American president’s circle wants to safeguard Vance in view of 2028. After the Republican debacle on Tuesday, it is in fact very possible that various names will come into play to compete for him nominations (from Texas Senator, Ted Cruzto the outgoing governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis).
The president’s entourage probably remains convinced that Vance is the strongest name for the next presidential elections. And he wants to prevent what happened to happening to him Kamala Harris in 2024: the Dem candidate at the time lost (also) due to the unpopularity of the president of whom she was deputy. Trump it could therefore partially correct the course in the next two years, precisely with the aim of strengthening Vance. A Vance which, from today, begins to look at a Trumpism capable of going further Trump.
