‘Prime Minister Vance’ will become the most powerful vice president since Cheney
The next Vice President’s ally believed that he could use the next four years to strengthen his power.
Republican Party said that JD Vance could become the true “Prime Minister” ofDonald Trump, becoming the most powerful vice president to hold this position since Dick Cheney.
As a 40 -year -old vice president of a 78 -year -old President who cannot serve any more, Mr. Vance’s allies believe that he can use the next four years to act as a person who enforced Trump’s main policy and strengthen his power basis.
Since Mr. TrumpSelect Senator Ohio as a candidate for the Vice President, Mr. Vance is considered to be a clear successor of the Maga movement of the Republican leader, with many rumors that he will take on a powerful role as Dick Cheney, Vice President of President George W. Bush.
Cheney is considered the most powerful vice president in the United States history, playing an important role in shaping the US National Security Law.
He played the main role in Mr. Bush’s Iraq invasion decision, as well as other important decisions on foreign policy.
He is famous for being the commander of offices in the Senate, the Pentagon and right near the oval room, in addition to the traditional vice president’s office at the Eisenhower Executive Office.
A Republican party said that while Cheney’s power lies in his extensive experience in Washington, Mr. Vance’s leverage is in his position as “legal heir” of Mr. Trump.
He was expected to strengthen the position at the White House for the next four years, where the Republican members speculated that he could hold the abnormal level of power and influence.
Dennis Lennox, a veteran of the Republican, said this will depend largely on the way Mr. Trump approaches his second term.
He speculated that the president-elect could be “a transitional president who focuses more on head of state functions like hosting and going on state visits, cementing his legacy, and laying the foundation for a presidential library – all the things a president typically pivots to in their second term”.
“Does he have confidence in the people around him to sit back and let JD Vance act as his de facto prime minister, heading the government on a day-to-day basis?” Mr Lennox said.
“It’s in Vance’s selfish best interest for him toexercise as much influence as he canand get as much delegated authority as he can, because presumably he is the heir presumptive who will run for president in 2028.”
He added: “Right now it’s very unclear what approach he is going to take.
“But it’s hard to see a situation in which Vance does not exercise immense, if not virtually unprecedented, influence and delegated authority because Trump picked him to be his MAGA heir.”
Vance impressed Trump
Mr Vance suggested as much himself in an interview with USA Today ahead of the election. “I know the president wants me to be involved in everything,” he said. “My job is to help make him as successful as I can.”
A significant part of his role in the second Trump administration is expected to be serving asits chief public promoter.
Mr Vance impressed his boss with his attack-dog approach to the media during the campaign, doing more interviews than Mr Trump, Kamala Harris or Tim Walz.
“He is a feisty guy, isn’t he?,” Mr Trump said during his victory speech. “He and I have said, go into the enemy camp, and, you know, the enemy camp is certain networks and a lot of people don’t like [them].”
But Mr Vance, he said, was “the only guy I’ve ever seen [who] really looks forward to it. And then he just goes and absolutely obliterates them”.
In his own remarks on stage in Palm Beach, Mr Vance made clear it was the Trumpadministration’s economic agendathat he was most eager to pursue.
“We’re never going to stop fighting for you, for your dreams, for the future of your children,” he told the American public.
“And after the greatest political comeback in American history, we’re going to lead the greatest economic comeback in American history under Donald Trump’s leadership.”
‘Creature of the Senate’
Mr Vance’s former colleagues in the US Senate believe he will serve as a critical intermediary between the Oval Office and Capitol Hill tousher through Mr Trump’s legislative agenda.
It includes a dramatic set of tax cuts that could require considerable negotiation with deficit hawks within the GOP rank and file to be voted through both chambers of Congress.
A source close to a senior Republican senator told The Telegraph that Mr Vance’s Senate experience and his stature within the MAGA movement would make GOP senators more amenable to working with him than other members of the executive.
Despite being in his first term as the junior senator for Ohio, the source described him as a “creature of the Senate”, who would have the relationships needed with members on Capitol Hill to drive through legislation.
Mr Vance will also have half an eye on 2028. Given his youth, undeniable political skills and the GOP’s enthralment to the America-first, grassroots movement Mr Trump has built, his second-in-command is best placed to claim control of the party once the second Trump term concludes.
“I think the Republicans have to worry about how they regroup themselves in an environment where Trump’s not at the top of the ticket,” said Jon Lieber, a senior analyst at the Eurasia Group. “To me, JD Vance is unbelievably well positioned to do that.”
Mr Lieber, speaking before Tuesday’s election, added: “I think he’s the archetype […] populist, not as shameless as Trump, more polished.
“Vance’s temperament, his approach to the media, his policy orientation are all the direction of travel for the Republican Party.
“That means anti-trade, anti-immigrant, anti-big business, which is a new feature in American politics.”
Mr Trump, notoriously superstitious, is said to have had limited involvement in planning for the transition ahead ofthe US election.
Mr Vance has followed that lead and gave little indication of what type of vice-president he planned to beon the campaign trail.
However, he signalled he would like to take an active role in implementing the Republicans’ border policy “and I’d basically do the exact opposite of what Kamala Harris did”.
He has also told NBC News he would like to work on addressing substance abuse, an issue he has first-hand experience with having growing up with a heroin and alcohol addicted mother. She has been sober for the last decade.
Mr Vance, one of the most outspoken sceptics of US aid to Ukraine, has also suggested he will take anactive role in foreign policy.
“Our adversaries are licking their chops and the world is in disarray because of weak American leadership,” he told NBC News.
It is unclear what approach his wife, Usha, will take to the role of second lady.
Mrs Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants, will be the first Indian American to hold the role as well as the first Hindu.
She maintained a low profile during the campaign, but her husband credited her with “making it possible to do this” following the victory.