Vice President JD Vance is widely considered to be Donald Trump's heir apparent, the next standard-bearer to lead the MAGA cause in 2028.
This past weekend, he was in Islamabad, Pakistan. There, Vance was the face of the Trump administration as it sought to avert further conflict with Iran.
Vance stepped up to the plate. He swung; he missed.
After a marathon session of negotiations, a tired and slightly bedraggled Vance announced that no deal had been reached.
As a result, the U.S. is still facing down the possibility of further military conflict with Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz causing all kinds of logistical and geopolitical headaches.
The Independent writes today in an editorial: "[T]he urgency of ending the Iran war is obvious. A swift de-escalation of the situation, let alone a resolution of the crisis, cannot be achieved militarily, and certainly not by President Trump’s dangerous blockade of the Iranian ports."
"Even if successful in shutting Iran’s shipping lanes down, this would only serve to restrict oil, gas and other supplies still further, driving prices higher."
The costs of Vance's failure to strike a deal for the Trump administration are obvious, as are the consequences for Americans who are seeing prices tick up by the day.
But what does this mean for Vance himself, and his presumed future leadership of the MAGA movement?
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