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Vance tried to show off the GOP's future – but Trump wouldn't get off the stage: analysis
Vice President JD Vance welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump on stage at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare
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A Coronation Interrupted
JD Vance’s convention keynote was designed as a controlled preview of 2028: faith, family, partisan enemies and enough discipline to reassure voters beyond Donald Trump’s base. Delegates even chanted “48.” Then Trump took the microphone for more than 25 minutes, wandered through opera, insulted Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s…
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