President Donald Trump is “annoyed” that not everyone in his administration is cheerleading his warmongering, according to a new report.
White House sources tell Zeteo that Trump has been making “snide, annoyed comments” about Vice President JD Vance and DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard, “knocking them for not being as enthusiastic” about launching a new war in the Middle East.
Vance was a “skeptical” voice in the White House ahead of the February 28 strikes against Iran, senior White House officials told Politico, and he has not been going to bat for the war on social media or network news as fervently as he has for other MAGA issues.
Vance touted himself and Trump as the pro-peace ticket in 2024 and even raved in a Wall Street Journal op-ed the prior year that Trump “won’t recklessly send Americans to fight overseas.” He has a track record of questioning U.S. intervention abroad and did the same ahead of the latest strikes against Iran, according to officials who spoke to Politico.
Vance’s efforts to publicly distance himself come as some in the MAGA movement are calling for the 25th Amendment. Journalist Scott McConnell, founding editor of The American Conservative magazine, has called on Vice President JD Vance to express his support for a transition of power based on the 25th Amendment.
“My advice to Vance: announce your support of [a] 25th amendment transition,” McConnell wrote on X on Sunday. “Say [Senator] Chris Murphy or similar will be veep. Announce you will NOT be a candidate in 2028. Use your position, access to the media to explain why this is necessary. Don’t resign,” he added.
Donald Trump isn’t making a strong case for his cognitive capabilities with comments like this: “I’m the only president that ever took a cognitive test. I took it 3 times.”
If you have to take three cognitive tests, that’s probably not a good sign.
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