Vice President J.D. Vance's attempt to make himself the center of attention at the extraordinary blow-up in the Oval Office with Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is part of an effort to get himself out of the shadows as the Trump administration takes shape.That is the opinion of...

Summary

JD Vance is actively working to raise his profile in the Trump administration after being overshadowed by Elon Musk.

During a recent Oval Office meeting, Vance took the lead to criticize Zelensky as “disrespectful,” setting up Trump to criticize Zelensky.

According to New York Times reporter Michael Shear, this confrontational approach is part of Vance’s strategy to avoid being “relegated to the B-team” in what has become “one of the most fast-paced and aggressive administrations in modern history.”

  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m eagerly waiting. For now, it’s at best a circular firing squad with the world in the middle. They have terrible aim but statistically we’re still all gonna die.