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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

Thanksgiving in America, when obsequious Trumpers genuflect to the president-elect

Elon Musk and JD Vance before a large crowd.
Elon Musk and JD Vance. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

JD Vance is being weird again

Melania Trump has made it clear that her second stint at being first lady will be conducted entirely on her own terms. It’s been reported that she’s unlikely to move back to the White House and will spend a lot of the next four years flitting between New York and Florida. Maybe she’ll write another coffee table book. Maybe she’ll develop another caviar-infused skincare line. Who knows. But whatever she does, it’ll be in the service of her own interest, rather than the country’s.

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