“This is JD Vance’s summer: The vice president penned a bestselling book, helped broker a tentative peace deal with Iran, embarked on a media blitz and — most importantly for him — impressed the man in the Oval Office,” Axios reports.
“Why it matters: Vance’s performances on TV, in polls and on the global chessboard underscore how — at least at this moment — the VP looks like President Trump’s undisputed political heir if he runs in 2028.”
Said one White House official: “JD is earning it, and Trump sees it.”


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