"Though much of the recent media focus has been on Kent and Tulsi Gabbard, the onetime isolationist turned hawkish director of national intelligence, it is Vance who will ultimately have to wrangle with the political fallout of Trump's decision to attack Iran. Assuming Trump does not illegally seek a third term, all early polling - as well as history and conventional wisdom - suggests it will be Vance accepting the nomination two and a half years from now."
"To ensure he remains in the good graces of the base voters who will back Trump no matter what, he must now publicly support a war he has opposed in the past. (The base, for now, is all in on Iran.) It means defending a military entanglement that the median voter, beyond MAGA, seemingly does not want."
"A number of Republican donors reportedly began a "draft Rubio" movement. Trump has notably declined to outright endorse Vance for 2028 or downplay chatter around Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He now heaps praise on Rubio, which is ironic for those who remember how he humiliated him in 2016."
Joe Kent resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, opposing Trump's decision to attack Iran. Kent, an isolationist ally of Vice President Vance, presented his resignation to Vance before the attack. Vance now confronts a difficult political position: he must publicly support the Iran war to maintain favor with Trump's base voters, despite his historical opposition to military interventions. This contradiction undermines Vance's positioning as Trump's heir apparent and complicates his anticipated 2028 presidential campaign. Additionally, Vance faces competition from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whom Trump increasingly praises, further threatening Vance's political standing.
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