Is Europe ready for JD Vance?

[Dulcinea]

(Politico) JD Vance is heading to Europe this week for his first foreign trip as vice president, where he’ll rub shoulders with world leaders anxious about Donald Trump’s return to the world stage.

And unlike his early successes as Trump’s ambassador on Capitol Hill, Vance will face a much tougher test far from home.

The vice president will be attending an artificial intelligence summit in Paris and a security conference in Munich — both of which will be stacked with heads of state and global scions — and will act as a proxy for Trump, who is eager to disrupt international norms even more than he did in his first term.

The trip will also give Vance the chance to shine on his own — an ocean away from Trump’s gargantuan shadow, which looms large over the gatherings — as he seeks to build a vice presidential resume that will secure his status as the Republican heir-apparent four years from now.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/09/jd-vance-europe-trip-014911

[Biophilic]

1. So he's an heir apparent, but Harris was a last minute upstart?

I do not like this bizarro world. Most of it doesn’t make sense and the parts that do are terrifying.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. "Mr. Charm" he is NOT.

A chance to “shine on his own”? More like a chance to fall flat on his ass. Anyone with more than two brain cells can tell he is way out of his league as VP.

[Dulcinea]

3. He's the epitome of a Trump supporter.

He's a mediocre white man who thinks he's entitled to more & better just because he's white & male. He'll be received about as well as Ivanka was. Bless his heart.

[Skittles]

4. they will eat him for breakfast

JD Fucking Vance is a total fraud