{"id":2473139,"date":"2025-08-11T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-hopes-musk-will-rejoin-maga-movement-before-midterm-elections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T06:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:01:12","slug":"vance-hopes-musk-will-rejoin-maga-movement-before-midterm-elections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-hopes-musk-will-rejoin-maga-movement-before-midterm-elections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance hopes Musk will rejoin MAGA movement before midterm elections &#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\">26<\/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%2Fvance-hopes-musk-will-rejoin-maga-movement-before-midterm-elections-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=2473139&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>JD Vance, Vice President, expressed hope that Elon Musk, former presidential adviser and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will rejoin the MAGA movement and the Trump management before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/\" title=\"New poll reveals high levels of harassment and abuse faced by poll workers\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. Vance described it as a mistake for Musk to be at odds with former President Donald Trump, emphasizing that Musk&#8217;s break from the movement has complex their relationship. Despite recent tensions and public disagreements-such as Musk opposing Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Big Lovely Bill&#8221; due to concerns over the national deficit-Vance believes musk should return to the MAGA fold. He argued that Musk would no longer be accepted by the political Left after aligning with Trump and should unite with the broader movement to secure political victories. Vance also acknowledged musk&#8217;s meaningful contribution during the last election and expressed hope for a cooling of tensions ahead of the midterms, advocating for unity within the movement.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\">Vance hopes Musk will rejoin MAGA movement before midterm elections<\/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_2200106\" 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> hopes that former presidential adviser, current Tesla CEO, SpaceX CEO, and founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> will rejoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MAGA<\/a> movement and reunite with the Trump administration before the 2026 midterm elections. He called it a &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; for Musk to be at odds with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My hope is that by the time of the midterms, he&rsquo;s kind of come back into the fold,&rdquo; Vance <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/08\/exclusive-vice-president-j-d-vance-addresses-vindication\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> of Musk. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s comments came during an interview with <em>The Gateway Pundit&rsquo;s<\/em> Jim Hoft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3495234\/trial-begins-trump-deployment-troops-california-testing-1878-law\/\">Trial begins over Trump&rsquo;s deployment of troops in California, testing 1878 law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3495977\/trump-encourages-china-to-buy-us-soybeans\/\">Trump encourages China to buy US soybeans as Asian nation faces shortage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3495954\/australia-to-recognize-palestinian-state-pm-albanese-says\/\">Australia to recognize Palestinian state, PM Albanese says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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\">EXCLUSIVE: Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a>  Addresses VINDICATION Conference with TGP&rsquo;s Jim Hoft <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mSvKh8ie7d\">pic.twitter.com\/mSvKh8ie7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gatewaypundit\/status\/1954399554792792551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2025<\/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>Musk &ldquo;split&rdquo; from the MAGA movement after his time as a presidential adviser ended in May. The former Department of Government Efficiency head would later be a staunch opponent of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; due to its projected increase in the country&rsquo;s national deficit, calling it a &ldquo;disgusting abomination.&rdquo; Subsequent comments led to a war of words and social media comments between Musk and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Vance acknowledged this in his interview, calling the current relationship between Trump and Musk complicated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s obviously got a complicated relationship right now with the Trump White House, though,&rdquo; Vance said to Hoft.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president then discussed why he thinks Musk should rejoin the MAGA movement, highlighting that he would no longer be welcome by people on the Left after the way many reacted, such as vandalizing Teslas, after aligning with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My argument to Elon is&hellip;you&rsquo;re not going to be on the Left, right? Even if you wanted to be, and he doesn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re not going to have you back. That ship has sailed. And so, I really think it&rsquo;s a mistake for him to break from the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance then briefly elaborated on the tensions between Musk and the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if he would take my call right now about anything,&rdquo; Vance quipped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I kid,&rdquo; Vance added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure he would take my call, but obviously, the drama around him and the White House over the last couple months. Again, my hope is that it just kind of cools down a little bit, because he did help us a lot in the election. The president even says&hellip;Elon was a very critical part of the team last election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so, my hope is by the midterms, things are kind of back to normal,&rdquo; Vance said.&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;Knock on wood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3495907\/idf-kills-hamas-terrorist-who-posed-as-al-jazeera-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDF SAYS IT KILLED HAMAS TERRORIST WHO &lsquo;POSED&rsquo; AS AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He then suggested a call for unity, explaining that uniting was essential to securing political victory.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My attitude is that I try to be <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pretty big-tent<\/a> about this stuff,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;Like if you&rsquo;re patriotic, you&rsquo;re not trying to stick your knife in the back of the president. You&rsquo;re not trying to betray the movement. I don&rsquo;t care about these minor little disagreements and issues. We have to kind of win with the whole movement together, and that&rsquo;s kind of the attitude that I try to take.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_2200106\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2200106\"}});<\/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>Vance hopes Musk reunites with MAGA before midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2473140,"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\/02\/20250203-East-Palestine-VP-JD-Vance-03-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5656,34250,4250,15469],"class_list":["post-2473139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-maga","tag-midterm-elections","tag-musk","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250203-East-Palestine-VP-JD-Vance-03-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473139","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473143,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473139\/revisions\/2473143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}