Vance has his eyes set on 2028 after being 'sacrificed' by Trump following the 'biblical' mid-term blowout.
President Trump's decision to remove the vice president from Iran negotiations after he wrote a scathing posthumous tweet blaming the Iran war for the Republicans' defeat has left him and his inner circle looking at the 2028 presidential race as a possible wipeout for the GOP.
"The question is not whether JD can do it. This is it: If the Iran war is still happening, can any Republican do it? If they don't end the war on Iran, no Republican has a chance in 2028," one ally told CNN.
"I wouldn't be surprised by any decision he makes," said another. "He is only 42 years old. He is young enough to make a comeback if this environment makes success impossible. It might just not be his time. ".
American and foreign critics have accused Trump of intentionally or subconsciously undermining Vance in the run-up to 2028, with Israel expert on US affairs Kabi Barda likening the treatment of Vance to "sacrifice," telling the JPost that the Republican defeat was "a loss of biblical proportions."
The Vance doubts have sparked a feeding frenzy among more mainstream neoconservative Republicans, with Marco Rubio, Ron de Santis and Ted Cruz all considering throwing their hats into the race. All three are Iran hardliners compared to the vice president, who expressed private skepticism about Iran before the war began.
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