The Heir Apparent, Part One: Is JD Vance Preparing for Life After Trump?
For years, JD Vance has been one of Donald Trump's fiercest defenders. But is something beginning to change? In Part One of this special two-part edition of The Briefing Room, Marcus Atkinson examines the subtle but significant ways the Vice President may be carving out an identity of his own. From his comments on the Epstein files to the release of his new book Communion, and a media tour filled with carefully chosen distinctions from President Trump, are these isolated moments—or the early signs of a 2028 strategy? This isn't a story about breaking away from Trump. It's a story about what…
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