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JD Vance to face the press – as he jostles for positionpublished at 17:57 BST
Sarah Smith
North America editor
Image source, ReutersThe briefing room is filling up waiting for Vice-President JD Vance to appear.
Earlier in May, we had Secretary of State Marco Rubio covering Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s maternity leave.
This week it’s the vice-president.
These are the two men who are viewed as the most likely possible Republican candidates to run for president in 2028.
Donald Trump often teases them about this and never declares which one he wants to succeed him. He clearly enjoys fostering the rivalry between them.
When Rubio was at the podium he was very relaxed and jovial with the press. He also managed to deliver a couple of soundbites that sounded like they were straight out of a presidential campaign speech.
“My hope for America is what it’s always been,” he said on 5 May. “I think it’s the hope I hope we all share. We want it to continue to be the place where anyone from anywhere can achieve anything.”
Image source, ReutersAlready they have been turned into social media clips that look like a political advert.
No wonder JD Vance now wants his turn in the briefing room.
We will see if he too is in campaign mode already. Will he be able to signal his scepticism about the war in Iran (which could be popular with voters) without angering the president?
The last time Vance was here was after protesters in Minneapolis had been shot. He was very combative then. Will there be fireworks again today?
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