In private, JD Vance probably frets over whether it was a smart move to hitch his wagon to Donald Trump. Sure, he’s just a heart attack away from the presidency, but his political reputation is tied to Trump and he’s now duty-bound to defend him no matter what.
We also know how he really feels. In 2016, Vance dubbed Trump as potentially “America’s Hitler”. Later that year, he called Trump “cultural heroin” and said “I find him reprehensible”. He’s also dismissed Trump as “a moral disaster”, an “idiot”, and a “total fraud”.
