{"id":2424932,"date":"2025-04-18T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-deploys-vance-to-italy-and-india-in-latest-one-two-punch-abroad-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T06:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:50:12","slug":"trump-deploys-vance-to-italy-and-india-in-latest-one-two-punch-abroad-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-deploys-vance-to-italy-and-india-in-latest-one-two-punch-abroad-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump deploys Vance to Italy and India in latest \u2018one-two\u2019 punch abroad &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-deploys-vance-to-italy-and-india-in-latest-one-two-punch-abroad-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=2424932&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>Vice President JD Vance is set to embark on a week-long diplomatic trip to Italy and India, representing President Donald trump in ongoing international dialog. The vice president and his wife, Usha Vance, will meet with key leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss shared economic and geopolitical interests. This trip follows a notable White House meeting between Trump and Meloni that focused on trade relations amidst looming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seek-tariff-waivers-as-trump-pleads-for-patience\/\" title=\"Republicans seek tariff waivers as ... pleads for patience\">tariff penalties<\/a> against both nations if new agreements are not reached soon.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s trip reflects his growing role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-66-democrats-want-hillary-clinton-investigated\/\" title=\"Poll: 66% Democrats want Hillary Clinton investigated\">shaping foreign policy<\/a> as a potential successor to Trump in 2028. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previous engagements include travels<\/a> to Greenland and participation in the Munich Security Conference, where he advocated for increased NATO contributions from European allies. However, his approach has occasionally lead to diplomatic missteps, such as remarks that were poorly received in Europe and comments about U.S.debt that have complex trade discussions with China.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of Vance is seen as a strategic move to reinforce Trump&#8217;s &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda, leveraging his ability to positively communicate U.S. policy and engage with foreign leaders effectively, contrasting with the more combative approach often associated with the Trump administration. As trump navigates domestic challenges that limit his ability to travel, Vance&#8217;s role as an ambassador is expected to enhance the administration\u2019s leverage in managing international relationships.  <\/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\">Trump deploys Vance to Italy and India in latest &lsquo;one-two&rsquo; punch abroad<\/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_2098309\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> is departing for a week-long trip across Italy and India on Friday, just the latest in a string of diplomatic deployments President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has assigned to his second in command.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>, the vice president and second lady Usha Vance will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, in Rome and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3384140\/consumer-watchdog-agency-begins-sweeping-layoffs-and-changes-in-operations\/\">Consumer watchdog agency begins sweeping layoffs and changes in operations&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383796\/trump-claims-mineral-deal-ukraine-signed-next-week\/\">Trump claims minerals deal with Ukraine will be signed next week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383724\/trump-meloni-optimism-us-eu-trade-deal-white-house-meetings\/\">Trump and Meloni voice optimism on US-EU trade deal during White House meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One day earlier, Meloni met with Trump in the White House for a bilateral meeting focused on trade. The Vances will specifically &ldquo;discuss&nbsp;shared economic and geopolitical priorities with leaders in each country,&rdquo; the vice president&rsquo;s office said of his trips to Italy and India.<\/p>\n<p>The assignment comes at a perilous moment in U.S. diplomacy. Both countries are facing heavy new tariff penalties, should they fail to negotiate trade deals with the Trump administration by the summer. The president announced a 90-day pause of his &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> earlier this month, lowering the effective rates for the European Union and India from 20% and 26%, respectively, to 10% while negotiations take place.<\/p>\n<p>The trip also reflects the ways in which Vance, considered a possible successor to Trump in 2028, is rounding out his foreign policy portfolio. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, Vance traveled to Greenland to speak to American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military<\/a> personnel as the president continued to make the case for annexing Danish territory. And in February, Trump sent Vance to Paris and then the Munich Security Conference, where he pressed European allies to increase their NATO defense contributions and take a more prominent role in policing the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Walker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on ...ns Back in 1992\">executive vice president<\/a> of Heritage Action for America, told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that Vance&rsquo;s ability to vocalize the &ldquo;root&rdquo; of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;America First&rdquo; foreign policy has made him a top &ldquo;confidant&rdquo; in crafting how the administration engages different foreign governments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having someone like that in the administration is almost like a superpower, being able to communicate, boil it down to the root of what those policies are derived from, and based on what they&rsquo;re trying to solve,&rdquo; Walker said of Vance. &ldquo;JD Vance is the best one in the administration, in my view, at doing that and articulating the vision and the future for the American people, and, frankly, I think that the America First agenda and movement is going to need someone like JD in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Vance&rsquo;s foreign relations input has produced a handful of hiccups. His remarks in Munich, and specifically accusations of free speech &ldquo;backsliding&rdquo; on the continent, were received icily by European allies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His recent comment that the United States is borrowing from &ldquo;Chinese peasants&rdquo; has apparently become an impediment to trade talks as well, with China asking that members of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet remain respectful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-04-16\/china-open-to-talks-if-trump-shows-respect-names-point-person\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> <em>Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian&nbsp;had called the remarks &ldquo;astonishing and lamentable&rdquo; last week.<\/p>\n<p>Three veteran Republican operatives with ties to the White House suggested to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that Vance is clearly being used as an enforcer abroad. The president has hosted a series of world leaders at the White House since January, but is not expected to make his first foreign trip, to Saudi Arabia, until May.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great &lsquo;one-two&rsquo; punch,&rdquo; one former Trump administration official said. &ldquo;President Trump is trying to shake up America&rsquo;s relationships with allies and enemies alike. But he&rsquo;s also dealing with a ton at home, limiting his ability to travel and engage leaders on their own turf. That&rsquo;s where the vice president comes in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A second longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> operative suggested that Vance&rsquo;s &ldquo;happy warrior&rdquo; mentality keeps foreign leaders &ldquo;on their toes.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These other countries are used to getting the bad cop routine from the Trump administration, so I think the vice president&rsquo;s ability to effectively vocalize the mechanics of President Trump&rsquo;s policies, and to do it with a smile, is invaluable,&rdquo; that person continued. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a tool that the president really didn&rsquo;t have in his tool kit the last time around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3380999\/trump-considering-corporate-tax-hike-pay-tax-reform-package\/\"><strong>TRUMP CONSIDERING CORPORATE TAX HIKE TO PAY FOR &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL&rsquo; TAX REFORM PACKAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Walker thinks Vance&rsquo;s deployment as a top Trump messenger is helping to build the &ldquo;leverage&rdquo; to accomplish&nbsp;the president&rsquo;s foreign policy goals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think our view is that something has to change, dynamics need to change, relationships need to change,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Donald Trump, more than any other person in recent memory, at least in my view, understands leverage, and leverage is so important in developing trade relationships, developing military relationships, developing overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-again-joe-biden-has-failed-a-basic-foreign-policy-test\/\" title=\"Once Again, Joe Biden Has Failed A Basic ... 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