“Donald Trump fired quite a warning shot at JD Vance as the epic scale of GOP losses sank in. Asked about Vance and the political way forward, Trump employed his best mob-speak and declared that in 2028, maybe ‘a lot of people’ will run for president,” the New Republic reports.
Said Trump: “Maybe he won’t run.”
“Translation: If you distance yourself from me, your presidential ambitions are dead and others should feel free to run instead.”
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