Just haven't heard much from him recently. He was not at the press conference re Venezuela. Rubio and Hegseth were there but not Vance.
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January 08, 2026, 08:34 AM
SIG4EVA
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Originally posted by ridewv: Just haven't heard much from him recently. He was not at the press conference re Venezuela. Rubio and Hegseth were there but not Vance.
He just did an interview.
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January 08, 2026, 08:53 AM
ridewv
Thanks I hadn't seen that.
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January 08, 2026, 09:16 AM
trapper189
Nothing against JD Vance, but he’s VP and probably not a decision maker. Informed and ready to step in, yes, but a bystander none the less as far as Venezuela is concerned.
January 08, 2026, 09:46 AM
architect
It would be nice to have a solid idea of not only his political philosophy, but also his initiative/decisiveness well before the 2028 Presidential nomination. It would truly be a shame should PDJT be followed by a well-thinking but do little play-it-safe POTUS.
January 08, 2026, 09:49 AM
chellim1
I agree... and that should all be flushed out during the primary starting in early 2027. It's a long road to the White House, but he does have the inside track.
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January 08, 2026, 10:48 AM
Rey HRH
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Originally posted by trapper189: Nothing against JD Vance, but he’s VP and probably not a decision maker. Informed and ready to step in, yes, but a bystander none the less as far as Venezuela is concerned.
It would be nice but the more you know about him now, the more the Democrats would also know and have time to formulate a strategy against him.
Let me ask you: with what you know about the Democrat Party now, is there anyone they could conceivably choose as their presidential candidate that will make you choose their candidate over Vance?
Are you on the fence regarding Vance? I say if there are people who want to contest Vance, their opposition research on him will inform you soon enough.
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January 08, 2026, 11:21 AM
berto
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Originally posted by architect: It would be nice to have a solid idea of not only his political philosophy, but also his initiative/decisiveness well before the 2028 Presidential nomination. It would truly be a shame should PDJT be followed by a well-thinking but do little play-it-safe POTUS.
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January 08, 2026, 12:31 PM
SpinZone
I'll look for it, but I read an article that mentioned Vance's absence while Trump and Rubio were in Fl was a security decision related to succession. It said that Vance was involved.
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January 08, 2026, 12:39 PM
12131
^^^^ That was my thought, also. There was no reason for Vance to be around, should “something” were to happen.
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January 08, 2026, 12:59 PM
architect
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Originally posted by Rey HRH: It would be nice but the more you know about him now, the more the Democrats would also know and have time to formulate a strategy against him.
I generally feel that transparency is beneficial, even if it exposes weakness.
quote:
Let me ask you: with what you know about the Democrat Party now, is there anyone they could conceivably choose as their presidential candidate that will make you choose their candidate over Vance?
No, I expect the same tired unqualified candidates to fight it out among themselves. The D party seems to have devolved into a bunch of staid long-timers who have few new ideas or options. As it stand right now, I would expect Bernie Sanders to have to most well-organized and vehement followers, but fall yet again to the powers that be in the D "leadership".
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Are you on the fence regarding Vance? I say if there are people who want to contest Vance, their opposition research on him will inform you soon enough.
I am not at all sure that he would be my favored candidate, not that he is a bad choice, but I'd question that he has wide-spread appeal. There is enough TDS out there that some of it will adhere to him. OTOH, I am old enough to remember how reviled Nixon was by many as DDE's VP, yet he eventually won the Presidency.
There is also another huge factor in play. This is that many women will vote for a woman no matter what their political stance. IMHO, this is why Kumswallah got as many votes as she did. The RNC would greatly increase their chances of winning by identifying a qualified female candidate early on, and fully-supporting her candidacy. As for me, I don't know enough yet about any potential viable candidate to have a horse in the race.
Is it too early yet for a general 2028 election thread?
January 08, 2026, 01:05 PM
trapper189
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH: It would be nice but the more you know about him now, the more the Democrats would also know and have time to formulate a strategy against him.
Let me ask you: with what you know about the Democrat Party now, is there anyone they could conceivably choose as their presidential candidate that will make you choose their candidate over Vance?
Are you on the fence regarding Vance? I say if there are people who want to contest Vance, their opposition research on him will inform you soon enough.
The Democrats are incapable of running a candidate I would vote for.
I’m not saying he personally is not a decision maker, I’m saying the role of Vice President is not one of a decision maker. In terms of Venezuela, Trump has a Secretary of State and a Secretary of War to advise him and carry out his wishes and these are the people I would expect to be at press conferences about Venezuela, not the VP.
January 08, 2026, 01:06 PM
PR64
He’s doing the White House press briefing right now…
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January 08, 2026, 01:08 PM
trapper189
What channel? Is it about Venezuela?
January 08, 2026, 01:46 PM
chellim1
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Is it too early yet for a general 2028 election thread?
Yes... it is too early. Let's focus on the 2026 midterms.
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January 08, 2026, 08:45 PM
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JD did an outstanding job with his briefing today. He is an extremely talented and knowledgeable man. He has my support for any endeavor he might seek.
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January 08, 2026, 08:48 PM
ZSMICHAEL
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It would be nice to have a solid idea of not only his political philosophy, but also his initiative/decisiveness well before the 2028 Presidential nomination. It would truly be a shame should PDJT be followed by a well-thinking but do little play-it-safe POTUS.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think it is very wise to keep his mouth shut. The VP role is to support the President. Listen to him and reading his book should be sufficient.Just look at Musk and what happened.The John Nance Garner quote about the VP position not worth a bucket of warm piss still applies.
January 08, 2026, 09:40 PM
nhtagmember
Trump and Vance decided that with the number of threats against them that it wasn't a great idea for them to travel and be at the same event so this is why they've split up.
Having 1 and 2 in the same sight picture isn't smart right now, so keep them apart
doesn't mean he's not engaged in the issues
January 08, 2026, 10:07 PM
220-9er
This is pretty standard for VP’s to stay quiet. They go to funerals and other events that the President doesn’t want to attend and probably advise behind the scenes.
