{"id":2448788,"date":"2025-06-18T09:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-jd-vances-defense-of-trump-is-different-from-other-vps-backing-their-boss-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:23:25","slug":"how-jd-vances-defense-of-trump-is-different-from-other-vps-backing-their-boss-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-jd-vances-defense-of-trump-is-different-from-other-vps-backing-their-boss-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How JD Vance\u2019s defense of Trump is different from other VPs backing their boss &#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\">34<\/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%2Fhow-jd-vances-defense-of-trump-is-different-from-other-vps-backing-their-boss-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=2448788&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>The article discusses Vice President JD vance&#8217;s unique approach to defending President Donald Trump, particularly compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-watters-says-kamala-harris-and-biden-are-avoiding-each-other-they-dont-want-both-of-their-bad-poll-numbers-to-rub-off\/\" title=\"Jesse Watters Says Kamala Harris And Biden Are Avoiding Each Other: \u2018They Don\u2019t Want Both Of Their Bad Poll Numbers To Rub Off\u2019\">previous vice presidents<\/a>. Unlike past vice presidents, Vance is not seen as overly hawkish or a mere puppet of his boss; instead, he positions himself as a committed populist who aligns closely with Trump&#8217;s followers. His defense of Trump, especially regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy decisions<\/a>, includes a notable critique of military actions taken by trump&#8217;s administration, reflecting a more skeptical stance than many of Trump&#8217;s other advisors. Vance&#8217;s endorsement of Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination emphasizes a desire for continuity that avoids new wars, highlighting his alignment with the non-interventionist sentiments among MAGA supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, vance&#8217;s political rise has been shaped by several factors, including his youth and the establishment of his credibility through his bestselling book, &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy.&#8221; Despite his earlier criticisms of Trump,Vance was endorsed by Trump during his Senate race,which affirmed his standing as a critically important figure within the MAGA movement. As vice president, Vance faces the challenge of assuring discontented MAGA supporters while also positioning himself for the future, particularly with discussions about potential successors to Trump. His relationship with Trump and the MAGA base will play a crucial role in shaping the outcomes of upcoming elections.  <\/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\">How JD Vance&rsquo;s defense of Trump is different from other VPs backing their boss<\/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_2150721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>When Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3444694\/vance-maga-base-trump-action-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">weighed in<\/a> to defend his boss, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a>, he was coming from a different place than many of his predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dick Cheney<\/a> under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George W. Bush<\/a>, Vance isn&rsquo;t more hawkish than his senior partner or viewed as pushing for war behind the scenes.&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\/3445236\/remaining-g7-leaders-strain-unity-trump-absence\/\">Remaining G7 leaders strain for united front in Trump&#8217;s absence from summit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3444162\/trump-pressure-campaign-powell-fed-interest-rate-decision\/\">Trump&#8217;s pressure campaign on Powell in focus ahead of Fed interest rate decision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3445275\/trump-announces-flag-raising-poles-white-house-lawn\/\">Trump announces 11 am flag raising as world awaits possible US military action in Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When Vance endorsed Trump for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 Republican presidential nomination<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/trumps-best-foreign-policy-not-starting-any-wars-ukraine-russia-war-rocket-nuclear-power-weapons-defense-11675186959?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>op-ed<\/a>, the Ohioan said he was doing so in part because there were no new wars in Trump&rsquo;s first term. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3364485\/signalgate-group-chat-leak-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Signalgate controversy<\/a> earlier this year, Vance was the most skeptical of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yemen<\/a> strikes of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-london-accuses-putin-of-trying-to-install-a-puppet-regime-in-kiev\/\" title=\"Ukraine: London Accuses Putin of Trying to Install a Puppet Regime in Kiev\">senior national security team<\/a>. On the same day he defended Trump, Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1934961659849982084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">denied<\/a> his staff was leaking information to the press that contradicted the administration&rsquo;s foreign-policy line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-hw-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George H.W. Bush<\/a> under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronald-reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ronald Reagan<\/a>, Vance isn&rsquo;t seen as less of a true believer than the boss or a throwback to an older form of Republicanism. Vance is seen as a more consistent and committed populist, even if Trump<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3443857\/trump-supporters-test-of-faith-decade-leadership-maga-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> started the MAGA movement<\/a> a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>During Trump&rsquo;s first term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Pence<\/a> was also a throwback to an earlier Republican era and a bridge between MAGA and the mainstream conservative movement. That is much less necessary in the second term, when Trump is the unquestioned leader of the party and the former vice president has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2438239\/pence-tests-appetite-for-old-school-conservatism-in-trump-era-populist-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">taken to defending<\/a> pre-Trump conservatism from populism.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Dan Quayle under Bush the elder, Vance isn&rsquo;t seen as a lightweight. Yes, he is much younger than Trump and was only a freshman senator when he was elected vice president. But Vance has written an acclaimed book, <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em>, and many articles about wonkish policy topics. He has proven an effective messenger for their successful 2024 campaign and the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is an important figure in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political movement indisputably spawned<\/a> by Trump. He is also serving as vice president under a term-limited president, giving him as big a stake as anyone in the administration&rsquo;s success ahead of the 2028 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president had been a Trump critic early on, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/15\/politics\/kfile-jd-vance-comments-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sometimes a harsh one<\/a>. This did not stop Trump from endorsing Vance in a crowded, competitive Republican Senate primary in Ohio. Months after Vance won that primary and the general election as other Republican Senate candidates struggled in the 2022 midterms, he returned the favor by endorsing Trump&rsquo;s renomination, while Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) was still seen as a threat. Vance&rsquo;s endorsement also came before the first Trump indictment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vance leapfrogged many more established Republicans to become Trump&rsquo;s running mate, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio, the former Florida senator who is now secretary of state, Doug Burgum, the former North Dakota governor who is now secretary of the interior, and Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the first term who now appears to be on the outs with the vice president.<\/p>\n<p>You would certainly expect the vice president to defend the president. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> went down with the ship last year defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>. But Vance is doing so from an unusual vantage point, as an important movement leader in his own right who by all appearances is being actively groomed as a successor. (Trump has downplayed, and sometimes even denied, 2028 succession plan talk.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance, center, his wife Usha Vance, back left, and their children arrive for a parade to honor the Army&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why Vance is in a position to try to reassure MAGA dissenters about any perceived Trump apostasies, though it may involve the expenditure of political capital the vice president will need later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has done more than any person in my lifetime to earn the trust of the movement he leads,&rdquo; Vance said when the Trump-Musk feud began to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3433418\/musk-trump-feud-descends-into-embarrassing-spectacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spiral out of control<\/a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud to stand beside him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When MAGA influencers began speaking out against Trump&rsquo;s support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a>&rsquo;s military strikes on Iran and any U.S. involvement, Vance said, &ldquo;I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3443857\/trump-supporters-test-of-faith-decade-leadership-maga-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP TESTS SUPPORTERS&rsquo; FAITH A DECADE INTO HIS LEADERSHIP OF MAGA AND GOP<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of these same MAGA influencers had vouched for Vance over other potential VP picks or lobbied Trump to add him to the 2024 Republican ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has more credibility as a Trump defender than other subordinates in the administration. He also has a lot more riding on the outcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2150721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2150721\"}});<\/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>JD Vance&#8217;s defense of Trump differs from past VPs&#8217; support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2448789,"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\/2025\/06\/JD-Vance-military-parade.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32082,3634,43693],"class_list":["post-2448788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jd-vance","tag-trump","tag-vice-presidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JD-Vance-military-parade.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448788","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448792,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448788\/revisions\/2448792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}