{"id":2324580,"date":"2024-08-14T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-light-between-trump-and-vance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:30:08","slug":"no-light-between-trump-and-vance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-light-between-trump-and-vance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No light\u2019 between Trump and Vance &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-light-between-trump-and-vance-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A report has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-bill-to-posthumously-give-emmett-till-and-his-mother-nations-highest-civilian-honor\/\" title=\"Senate Approves Bill To Posthumously Give Emmett Till And His Mother Nation\u2019s Highest Civilian Honor\">emerged suggesting<\/a> that former \u200cPresident Donald Trump \u200dmay be frustrated with his choice of \u200bRepublican Senate candidate J.D. Vance as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a><\/a>. However,\u200b recent statements from\u200c key Trump insider Jessie Jane Duff refute this \u200dclaim, asserting \u200dthat there is\u200c &#8220;no \u2062light&#8221; between Trump and Vance, highlighting their shared alignment on\u2064 issues. Duff, who has been an advisor on\u200d veterans&#8217; issues, emphasized that Vance is on the same page as Trump. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-voters-to-decide-whether-to-make-school-board-elections-partisan\/\" title=\"Florida voters to vote on partisan school board elections\">situation gained attention<\/a> after the Daily Mail reported that \u2062Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-james-madison-21st-century-pundit\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: James Madison, 21st Century Pundit\">campaign insiders<\/a>, including \u2063former White House\u2062 official Anthony Scaramucci, claimed Trump was\u200b unhappy with Vance&#8217;s selection. Scaramucci&#8217;s \u2063remarks\u2062 have been dismissed by current \u2064Trump\u2064 insiders, who criticized his credibility \u200bdue to his brief tenure \u200bin the \u200dTrump administration. Despite \u200cthe\u2063 speculation, Trump has praised Vance for his role in campaigning against Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;No light&rsquo; between Trump and Vance<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729148\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A key Trump insider today pushed back on reports that former President Donald Trump is upset with his pick of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) as the GOP running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I see actually no light between him and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117875\/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance,<\/a>&rdquo; Jessie Jane Duff, executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/60899216-99c6-4e78-9f1c-d6b508e295bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Veterans and Military Families for Trump<\/a>, told Secrets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has been on the same page as Donald Trump,&rdquo; said the retired <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JessieJaneDuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant<\/a> who has long been a Trump insider and adviser on veterans issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi Tim, I thank you for your service. <\/p>\n<p>But you shouldn&#8217;t have lied about it. You shouldn&#8217;t have said you went to war when you didn&#8217;t. Nor should you have said that you didn&#8217;t know your unit was going to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Happy to discuss more in a debate.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6vUlF9dBkJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/6vUlF9dBkJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1823475104036348272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a story picked up in anti-Trump social media, including the <em>Drudge Report<\/em>, the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13741377\/Inside-Trumps-meltdown-Ex-president-lighting-staff-hes-p-ssed-picking-JD-Vance-insiders-fear-hes-going-fire-two-extremely-talented-campaign-gurus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>  today said that the former president is angry over picking Vance as his No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>The story quoted Trump-era White House official Anthony Scaramucci saying, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s lighting people up inside his campaign right now about picking Vance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a> will be joined by fellow veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Banks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Banks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianMastFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrianMastFL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaelgwaltz<\/a> at a VFW Hall in Pennsylvania this Thursday for remarks to the media. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4IGh6oc5H\">pic.twitter.com\/N4IGh6oc5H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Surabees\/status\/1823403453147750447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Current Trump insiders mocked the outlet for quoting Scaramucci, who was dumped after just less than two weeks as a top communicator for Trump. While he has joined the crew of former Trump aides critical of the ex-president, he claimed and the paper reported that he maintains &ldquo;close ties&rdquo; with the inner circle, though there was no mention of who he has ties with.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has given high praise to Vance, who has been the campaign&rsquo;s point person on criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3118706\/liberal-media-scream-pbs-anchor-falsely-claims-no-evidence-walzs-stolen-valor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People are laughing at you for pushing this&hellip;.lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R3apfF84n5\">https:\/\/t.co\/R3apfF84n5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1821918197647602021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance has recently been part of the effort calling out Walz&rsquo;s fabrication of his military rank and experiences. He has been careful to praise Walz for serving in the military but critical of his exaggerations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is expected to continue that on Thursday when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/jd-vance-make-campaign-stop-new-kensington-thursday\/TJ6KR4JAJFAZ7LR6Y37BQN2BQA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>visits a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall<\/a> in western Pennsylvania, where the veteran vote is influential.<\/p>\n<p>Duff will introduce Vance at the event that will also feature veterans Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Michael Waltz (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729148\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729148\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**No Rift Between Trump and Vance**<\/p>\n<p>A prominent insider close to Donald Trump has countered claims that the former president is dissatisfied with his selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate for the GOP. Jessie Jane Duff, who serves as the executive director of Veterans and Military Families for Trump, stated, \u201cI see no distance between him and J.D. Vance.\u201d Duff, a retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and long-time advisor on veterans&#8217; issues, emphasized that Vance has consistently aligned with Trump&#8217;s views.<\/p>\n<p>In response to reports circulating on anti-Trump platforms like Drudge Report and Daily Mail suggesting Trump&#8217;s frustration over choosing Vance as his second-in-command, former White House official Anthony Scaramucci was quoted saying that Trump is currently expressing anger within his campaign regarding this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Current members of Trump&#8217;s team ridiculed the media outlet for citing Scaramucci, who had a brief tenure of less than two weeks in a key communications role before being dismissed. Although he now criticizes Trump alongside other former aides, he claims to have &#8220;close ties&#8221; with those still in Trump&#8217;s inner circle without specifying any names.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has publicly praised Vance for taking charge in attacking Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Recently, Vance has been vocal about Walz&#8217;s embellishments regarding his military service while also acknowledging Walz&#8217;s actual service record.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is set to continue addressing these issues during an event at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in western Pennsylvania this Thursday where veteran support is significant. Duff will introduce him at this gathering featuring fellow veterans Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Michael Waltz (R-FL)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2324581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vance-trump-rally-media-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5894,3634,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2324580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vance-trump-rally-media-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}