President Donald Trump might have declared Vice President JD Vance did a “good job” in weekend talks that did not produce a peace pact with Iran, but there are scant signs his recent high-profile international setbacks improved his political prospects to be the next commander-in-chief.
The lack of a deal with the Islamic Republic government officials came before Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday conceded defeat in that country’s election. Vance had campaigned with Orbán last week, appearing behind a podium ordained with the vice presidential seal.
As Trump’s No. 2 addressed reporters in Islamabad after the 21-hour negotiations with senior Iranian officials, another former senator and possible front-runner for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was at an ultimate fighting event alongside the president in Miami.
