‘Loyal soldier’: A day on the trail with JD Vance, Trump’s ‘human Swiss Army Knife’
Who's accountable for the results?
Marine. Yale graduate. Calls the Rust Belt home with his beautiful, growing, mixed-race family. On paper, Vice President JD Vance ticks all the boxes for what the next generation of politics could look like.
But 2028 is a long way off. First, Republicans have to face the midterms, where the Trump administration’s record will be tested in a string of governors’ races and contests that could either salvage or eviscerate the party’s razor-thin congressional majorities.
For Vance, affectionately dubbed the “human Swiss Army Knife” by White House aides, that means hitting the road and hitting it hard to sell President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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“When people are aware of some of the things that we’ve done, and they connect them to administration policies, they’re much more likely to vote Republican,” Vance told the Washington Examiner in an interview aboard Air Force Two.
The Washington Examiner shadowed Vance in Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday, a two-state deployment that doubled as a test run for the message Republicans hope will carry them through 2026.
First, in Toledo, the vice president honed the White House’s shifting message on affordability, a top-line issue for voters in competitive races across the country. Next, in Minneapolis, Vance met with immigration officials effectuating Trump’s deportation agenda and held a press conference with, largely hostile, local media outlets.
Together, the stops captured the two issues dominating the national conversation: cost of living and immigration.
Despite the frigid temperatures on the ground — it was minus-two in Minneapolis by the time Vance departed for Washington — the vice president eschewed gloves, scarves, and headwear during the trip. Whether the native-Ohioan felt perfectly comfortable braving the elements or was trying to project strength for the cameras, his aides, many of whom also hail from the Buckeye State, clearly weren’t enjoying the winter climate.
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One White House official, holding his gloved hands over his exposed ears while waiting on the tarmac in Ohio, turned to the press and joked, “Confirming on background: it is frigid.” Two other aides were pressed into assistance to kick open the rear door on Air Force Two, which had completely frozen solid, during the flight from Toledo to Minneapolis. …
Who's accountable for the results?
Marine. Yale graduate. Calls the Rust Belt home with his beautiful, growing, mixed-race family. On paper, Vice President JD Vance ticks all the boxes for what the next generation of politics could look like.
But 2028 is a long way off. First, Republicans have to face the midterms, where the Trump administration’s record will be tested in a string of governors’ races and contests that could either salvage or eviscerate the party’s razor-thin congressional majorities.
For Vance, affectionately dubbed the “human Swiss Army Knife” by White House aides, that means hitting the road and hitting it hard to sell President Donald Trump’s agenda.
WHITE HOUSE SAYS MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS ARE ‘INCITING INSURRECTION’ AFTER ‘TERRORIST TRIED TO ASSASSINATE’ OFFICERS
“When people are aware of some of the things that we’ve done, and they connect them to administration policies, they’re much more likely to vote Republican,” Vance told the Washington Examiner in an interview aboard Air Force Two.
The Washington Examiner shadowed Vance in Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday, a two-state deployment that doubled as a test run for the message Republicans hope will carry them through 2026.
First, in Toledo, the vice president honed the White House’s shifting message on affordability, a top-line issue for voters in competitive races across the country. Next, in Minneapolis, Vance met with immigration officials effectuating Trump’s deportation agenda and held a press conference with, largely hostile, local media outlets.
Together, the stops captured the two issues dominating the national conversation: cost of living and immigration.
Despite the frigid temperatures on the ground — it was minus-two in Minneapolis by the time Vance departed for Washington — the vice president eschewed gloves, scarves, and headwear during the trip. Whether the native-Ohioan felt perfectly comfortable braving the elements or was trying to project strength for the cameras, his aides, many of whom also hail from the Buckeye State, clearly weren’t enjoying the winter climate.
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW JD VANCE ‘LANDED THE PLANE’ ON TRUMP’S TIKTOK DEAL
One White House official, holding his gloved hands over his exposed ears while waiting on the tarmac in Ohio, turned to the press and joked, “Confirming on background: it is frigid.” Two other aides were pressed into assistance to kick open the rear door on Air Force Two, which had completely frozen solid, during the flight from Toledo to Minneapolis. …
‘Loyal soldier’: A day on the trail with JD Vance, Trump’s ‘human Swiss Army Knife’
Who's accountable for the results?
Marine. Yale graduate. Calls the Rust Belt home with his beautiful, growing, mixed-race family. On paper, Vice President JD Vance ticks all the boxes for what the next generation of politics could look like.
But 2028 is a long way off. First, Republicans have to face the midterms, where the Trump administration’s record will be tested in a string of governors’ races and contests that could either salvage or eviscerate the party’s razor-thin congressional majorities.
For Vance, affectionately dubbed the “human Swiss Army Knife” by White House aides, that means hitting the road and hitting it hard to sell President Donald Trump’s agenda.
WHITE HOUSE SAYS MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS ARE ‘INCITING INSURRECTION’ AFTER ‘TERRORIST TRIED TO ASSASSINATE’ OFFICERS
“When people are aware of some of the things that we’ve done, and they connect them to administration policies, they’re much more likely to vote Republican,” Vance told the Washington Examiner in an interview aboard Air Force Two.
The Washington Examiner shadowed Vance in Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday, a two-state deployment that doubled as a test run for the message Republicans hope will carry them through 2026.
First, in Toledo, the vice president honed the White House’s shifting message on affordability, a top-line issue for voters in competitive races across the country. Next, in Minneapolis, Vance met with immigration officials effectuating Trump’s deportation agenda and held a press conference with, largely hostile, local media outlets.
Together, the stops captured the two issues dominating the national conversation: cost of living and immigration.
Despite the frigid temperatures on the ground — it was minus-two in Minneapolis by the time Vance departed for Washington — the vice president eschewed gloves, scarves, and headwear during the trip. Whether the native-Ohioan felt perfectly comfortable braving the elements or was trying to project strength for the cameras, his aides, many of whom also hail from the Buckeye State, clearly weren’t enjoying the winter climate.
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW JD VANCE ‘LANDED THE PLANE’ ON TRUMP’S TIKTOK DEAL
One White House official, holding his gloved hands over his exposed ears while waiting on the tarmac in Ohio, turned to the press and joked, “Confirming on background: it is frigid.” Two other aides were pressed into assistance to kick open the rear door on Air Force Two, which had completely frozen solid, during the flight from Toledo to Minneapolis. …
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