{"id":2500368,"date":"2025-10-18T08:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-up-vance-rubio-and-others-for-success-ahead-of-2028\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:27:27","slug":"trump-sets-up-vance-rubio-and-others-for-success-ahead-of-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-up-vance-rubio-and-others-for-success-ahead-of-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sets up Vance, Rubio, and others for success ahead of 2028"},"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\">24<\/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-sets-up-vance-rubio-and-others-for-success-ahead-of-2028%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=2500368&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 President donald TrumpS strategic efforts in his second term to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prepare adn encourage competition<\/a> among potential Republican contenders for the 2028 presidential race, notably Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Trump has publicly praised several Cabinet members, highlighting their accomplishments in domestic and foreign policy, and appears to be cultivating a strong team of talented individuals to carry forward his make america Great Again (MAGA) agenda after his term ends.<\/p>\n<p>JD vance is portrayed as the leading GOP contender for 2028, enjoying a close and trusting relationship with Trump, who has entrusted him with significant responsibilities such as negotiating the TikTok deal with China. Vance has taken a prominent role in representing the administration on key issues, bolstering his profile ahead of a potential presidential run.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio and other Cabinet members like War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins have also received Trump&#8217;s endorsements, with Rubio being singled out as perhaps one of the greatest secretaries of state. While Trump has not officially selected a successor,his management style in this term shows greater comfort and delegation to trusted individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts note that Trump&#8217;s unpredictable nature makes his final choice uncertain, and his tendency to pit contenders against each other keeps them vying for his favor, which benefits his political leverage. Experts also caution that the dynamic between Trump and his team could still change significantly as 2028 approaches, and the current close relationship with Vance has yet to be truly tested.<\/p>\n<p>the piece portrays Trump as fostering a competitive environment among ambitious Republicans, setting the stage for a high-profile GOP primary battle in the lead-up to the next presidential election.  <\/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 sets up Vance, Rubio, and others for success and competition in lead-up to 2028<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2371988\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/in_focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is no stranger to championing his ability to rejuvenate the United States as the nation&rsquo;s chief executive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3854923\/gop-virginia-surge-too-late\/\">The GOP&#8217;s Virginia surge may be too little, too late<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3853981\/trump-democracy-promotion-iran-strikes-gaza-peace-deal\/\">Trump repudiates 25 years of failed democracy promotion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3853308\/trump-triumph-middle-east-israel-hamas-gaza\/\">Peace seems possible in the Middle East, and Trump deserves considerable credit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;AMERICA IS HOT!&rdquo; Trump claimed on social media after the May jobs report. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The USA is the &lsquo;hottest&rsquo; and most respected Country anywhere in the World,&rdquo; Trump proclaimed in July, marking six months of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>But in his second term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a>, Trump has also shared the spotlight and success with several of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cabinet<\/a> members, suggesting a somewhat magnanimous president primed to handpick his successor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has heaped praise for several domestic and foreign policy achievements on Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a>, Health and Human Services Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, and War Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>. The president has even taken time to laud lesser-known Cabinet members, including Labor Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-chavez-deremer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> and Agriculture Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brooke-rollins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brooke Rollins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least two of the Cabinet members are possible 2028 contenders poised to take up the Make America Great Again mantle after the term-limited Trump leaves the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously claimed that Vance was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3491724\/trump-maga-heir-apparent-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most likely<\/a>&rdquo; to become the MAGA successor, but he also simultaneously praised Rubio, pointing to a future GOP battle for the soul of the party.<\/p>\n<p>This second turn in the White House shows Trump &ldquo;knows the job,&rdquo; Missouri-based Republican consultant Gregg Keller said. &ldquo;He knows exactly what he wants to accomplish, and you see him delegating to really talented people, who he trusts and letting them do their thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think what we&rsquo;re seeing in Trump 2.0 is the real Donald Trump manager,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And I don&rsquo;t think Trump 2.0 management style is so much a huge change as it is Trump being more comfortable in the presidency.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vance-is-the-leading-contender-for-the-2028-gop-race\">Vance is the leading contender for the 2028 GOP race<\/h2>\n<p>Trump and the vice president have seemingly reached a new level in their relationship, belying the historic tensions between a president and his No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>From the outset of Trump&rsquo;s second administration, Vance has been tapped for high-profile moments that will likely boost him in a future GOP presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JD was very much involved in charge of it,&rdquo; Trump said during a late September event touting a deal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3815468\/white-house-releases-details-deal-tiktok-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allowing TikTok to continue operating<\/a> in the U.S. &ldquo;And maybe I&rsquo;ll have you say a few words, report back, and the points of the deal I think are great for our country. So, JD, do you want to give it a little talk? Please?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3815468\/white-house-releases-details-deal-tiktok-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHITE HOUSE RELEASES DETAILS ON DEAL TO SAVE TIKTOK IN US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vance has taken a top role in the administration as the chief spokesman for the president. He famously criticized the European allies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3320306\/jd-vance-european-allies-free-speech-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over free speech abuses<\/a> at the Munich Security Conference in Germany and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3333836\/jd-vance-tag-team-trump-zelensky-takedown-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> during a White House visit that led to the foreign leader&rsquo;s hasty exit. Months later, Vance and Zelensky met in Rome as the Trump administration pushed for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president was a key figure in persuading Senate Republican holdouts, such as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), to eventually support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-begins-vote-a-rama-as-dems-stall-beautiful-bill-vote\/\" title=\"Senate begins vote-a-rama as Dems stall &#039;beautiful&#039; bill vote\">major domestic policy bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can speak for the president, saying he genuinely enjoys the vice president&rsquo;s company, and he greatly trusts him, as evidenced by his tasking the vice president with major projects like the TikTok deal, which the vice president successfully helped lead and accomplish with China,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the vice president told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Vance has &ldquo;an incredibly close relationship&rdquo; with Trump, especially compared to previous administrations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s also widely known that the vice president is wholeheartedly committed to implementing the president&rsquo;s agenda, and that breeds a lot of trust between the two of them,&rdquo; the source also said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-shines-spotlight-on-rubio-and-other-cabinet-members\">Trump shines spotlight on Rubio and other Cabinet members <\/h2>\n<p>Despite his affinity for Vance, Trump has also been willing to heap praise on other top members of his administration, such as Rubio, who remain popular in the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have a prediction that Marco will go down &mdash; I mean this &mdash; as the greatest secretary of state in the history of the United States,&rdquo; Trump said during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3848294\/trump-marco-rubio-greatest-secretary-of-state-gaza-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his speech to the Israeli parliament<\/a>, known as the Knesset, earlier this month. &ldquo;I believe that. Who the hell thought this was going to happen? Marco, right? And now, I&rsquo;m saying he&rsquo;s going to go down as the greatest. He will. He was always smart and sharp, and people respect him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At an address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, late last month, Trump signaled his support for Hegseth, who has endured a rocky tenure since he was first sworn in to lead the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to be here this morning to address the senior leadership of what is once again known around the world as the Department of War,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I know Pete spoke about it. He gave a great speech, I thought. I don&rsquo;t want him to get so good. I hate that. You know, I hate it. I almost fired him. But I said, &lsquo;You can&rsquo;t &mdash; I don&rsquo;t want to go on after that.&rsquo; Now, he gave a great speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the two men during a May event marking the National Day of Prayer. &ldquo;Marco Rubio, unbelievable. Unbelievable, Marco,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;When I have a problem, I call up Marco. He gets it solved. He gets it solved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth, according to Trump, was &ldquo;doing a fantastic job,&rdquo; while Attorney General Pam Bondi was &ldquo;doing incredible work.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Even the secretaries who may not be leading contenders in 2028 have seen Trump personally praise them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lori, you know you&rsquo;re doing a fantastic job,&rdquo; Trump said on Thursday, praising the labor secretary during an event this week announcing a new IVF initiative. &ldquo;I will not say that she was recommended by the Teamsters. Can you believe it? And she&rsquo;s turned out to be a gem, an absolute gem. You&rsquo;re doing a great job. Thank you very much.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Trump claimed in April that Rollins worked to lower the price of eggs. &ldquo;Our great secretary of agriculture, you did a fantastic job. Brooke Rollins, you did a fantastic job,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;As I said before, the price of eggs dropped 59%, and they&rsquo;re going down more, and the availability is fantastic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The effect, according to Keller, has shown the GOP who the future bright lights of the party are. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that he hired some preternaturally talented people to surround him this time around,&rdquo; he said.  &ldquo;I think that Rubio is a star. I think that Hegseth is a star. I think JD Vance is a star. I think the staffing in Trump. 2.0 is light-years ahead of what it was in Trump. 1.0.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-hasn-t-selected-a-successor-yet\">Trump hasn&rsquo;t selected a successor &mdash; yet<\/h2>\n<p>The president is notably a fan of politicians who are camera-ready and can appeal to American audiences on a visual level.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not only does Trump seem to have a genuine connection with Vance, no doubt forged by Vance&rsquo;s closeness to Trump Jr., but he has one of those made-for-TV stories,&rdquo; Republican strategist Dennis Lennox said. &ldquo;Trump likes people who look right out of central casting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like Vance, Hegseth looks the part, though I&rsquo;m sure Trump has told him to tone down the distracting sartorial flourishes,&rdquo; Lennox continued. &ldquo;Like Pence, Trump did Hegseth a huge favor by elevating him from weekends on Fox to the Pentagon and then sticking by him during a bruising confirmation fight that in other administrations almost certainly would have ended with his withdrawal. This has given Trump incredible leverage over Hegseth, whose loyalty is never going to be an issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet Trump&rsquo;s mercurial nature has given other presidential scholars, who cited the president&rsquo;s six-month journey to even suggest that Vance and Rubio were in the running to succeed him, some hesitancy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is kind of all over the map,&rdquo; Boston University presidential historian Thomas Whalen said. &ldquo;In February, he basically refused to even suggest that Vance would be a good successor to him. He had the opportunity to name him, and he kind of left him off a list of possible successors. He&rsquo;s kind of hinted at it, and Rubio was the latest contender. He&rsquo;s basically very impulsive. He does everything by the seat of his pants &hellip; and I really don&rsquo;t think he knows what he&rsquo;s going to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What this whole kind of shell game that Trump is playing here, confidence game, is he&rsquo;s basically kind of playing them off, one against the other,&rdquo; Whalen also said. &ldquo;Divide and conquer. &hellip; They&rsquo;re going to all try to scramble for his favor and that works to his political advantage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other experts pointed to the chaotic tenure of Trump&rsquo;s first term as another cautionary tale for his Cabinet members. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the first term, Trump went through four chiefs of staff,&rdquo; said St. Louis University professor emeritus Joel Goldstein, an expert on the vice presidency. &ldquo;He went through what, three or four national security advisers?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Goldstein pointed to the public spat between Elon Musk, the former leader of Trump&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency, and the president, over Musk&rsquo;s opposition to the revocation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-whats-next-for-trump-and-musk-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018One Big Beautiful Breakup\u2019: What\u2019s next for ... and Musk? - Washington Examiner\">electric vehicle tax breaks included<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433203\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-elon-musk-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a lot of turnover in important positions, and some of his breakups with people were somewhat dramatic,&rdquo; Goldstein said. &ldquo;Even Musk&rsquo;s departure seemed to be an incident of somebody not leaving under happy circumstances &hellip; a lot of people who were once upon a time very close with Trump end up being fierce critics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence had what Goldstein described as a &ldquo;sycophantic&rdquo; relationship with Trump. But he famously broke with his boss on Jan. 6, 2021, when Pence refused to violate the Constitution and overturn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s 2020 presidential win as he presided over the certification of the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3850253\/trump-slaps-down-abc-reporter-after-stephanopoulos-cuts-off-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SLAPS DOWN ABC REPORTER AFTER STEPHANOPOULOS CUTS OFF VANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some historians have also warned that the Trump administration has not yet hit the one-year mark, and with 2028 still far off, much could change between the president and Vance, who many think is best poised to beat out Rubio and others for the nomination. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little cautious about saying that the current relationship, the Trump-Vance relationship, is qualitatively different,&rdquo; said Christopher Devine, a vice presidential candidate expert at the University of Dayton, about the contrast to Biden and Harris. &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t stress-tested that yet. That&rsquo;s going to come, I don&rsquo;t know exactly when, whenever it is that the page starts turning towards the next presidential election, clearly after the midterms, of course, but we&rsquo;ll see how quickly it develops from there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Trump positions Vance, Rubio, and others for 2028 race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2500369,"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\/Trump-address-Iran.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,32504,5438,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2500368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-political-strategy","tag-rubio","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-address-Iran.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500368","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500372,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500368\/revisions\/2500372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}