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Hey folks,
There’s a fight happening inside MAGA over what comes after Donald Trump—and J.D. Vance is already positioning himself for it.
In this episode, I break down the growing signs that Vance and the people around him are trying to create distance from Trump while publicly staying loyal. Peter Thiel. Ann Coulter. The Iran war. The leaks. The early maneuvering around 2028. It’s all starting to connect.
[00:01:55] Peter Thiel publicly criticizes the Trump administration—and why I think that matters for Vance.
[00:03:38] The 2028 positioning begins as Vance’s allies start building a political identity separate from Trump.
[00:05:23] A Politico report puts Vance at the center of an anonymous-source controversy involving the administration and Iran.
[00:08:02] Ann Coulter starts making the case that Vance shouldn’t take the blame for Trump’s Iran policy.
[00:12:01] Vance gets pressed on soaring gas prices, Iran, and what Americans are being asked to absorb.
The bigger question here is what happens when Trump’s allies start thinking seriously about a post-Trump Republican Party. Vance wants to inherit the movement without inheriting all of Trump’s baggage. This episode is about the people helping him try—and why Democrats need to understand that strategy before 2028.
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With urgency,
—Mike
