Behind JD Vance's bloopers, bungles and bonkers claims is a dead serious plan (opens in new tab)

JD hasn’t carved out a regressive policy specialty for himself, as have some other of Trump’s despicable underlings such as Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, and Harmeet Dhillon. Nor has JD become much of a spokesperson for Trump. He rarely appears on television or even on social media. Nor has he been visible on Capitol Hill. He hasn’t cinched any deal in Congress. JD seems to appear when and where a vice president is supposed to, but then disappears again into the daily effluence of Trump. Bu...