Trapped between loyalty and survival, Vance must escape Trump’s design or risks becoming the face of its failure.
J. D. Vance faces a classic bind: Loyalty to US President Donald Trump ties him to a presidency that is bound to fail, yet distancing himself invites charges of disloyalty. Either course imperils his prospects of becoming the next US president. His latest assignment as chief negotiator with Iran has only compounded this predicament.
Trump’s Machiavellian stratagem
When a vice president is dispatched to negotiate with a long-standing adversary like Iran, the assignment appears to be a mark of trust and distinction. It signals…
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