JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News execs
www.independent.co.uk
A source familiar with the trip told The Independent that the vice president spoke to both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as a group of executives from the right-wing network

Nothing to see here. Just the vice president meeting with the owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Definitely not suspicious.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Oh, I would very much argue the contrary point. Nobody (except Peter Thiel) gives a damn about JD Vance. Do you think Republicans in Congress would set their own constituents’ concerns aside in order to pass President Vance’s “One Big Beautiful Loveseat” bill?

    There will still be elections; there have to be, in order to even seat a new Congress. The only issue is how ratfucked they will be. If Trump is still breathing and in office during the midterms, he knows how to not only rile up the base, but also how to play dirty. Trump has been playing dirty since before JD Vance was born. Vance simply won’t know how to do it properly, and no amount of Crypto dollars will cover up that he doesn’t connect to the “common clay of the West” like Trump somehow does.

    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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      7 days ago

      Do you think Republicans in Congress would set their own constituents’ concerns aside in order to pass President Vance’s “One Big Beautiful Loveseat” bill?

      Yes because I think Congress actually wanted this bill passed and any complains they had expressed about it where purely for show. Even with JD they would back the bill because that’s what their owners wanted. They don’t care about constituents.

      As for Trump vs JD I think it’s hard to tell at this point. Trump is senile and not doing anything special now when it comes to strategy. I think he serves more as an excuse than reason for the bills, i.e. Republicans feel like they can vote for unpopular bills because Trump will take the blame not because they are forced to do something against their will. And it’s working because while Trump’s approval is falling Republicans are still likely to maintain control of the house. I think JD can do the exact same thing but he will be easier to control for the donors.