There's a loser eating lunch in the cafeteria bathroom of Trumpworld and his name is Sen. J.D. Vance, a new political analysis contends.
President-elect Donald Trump's running mate has swiftly become an outcast as Trump draws billionaires, political scions and his namesake into his transition team clique, MSNBC anchor Michael Steele wrote Friday.
"America is witnessing what happens when a private citizen amasses power solely based on their proximity to the president of the United States," wrote Steele.
"As for Trump’s actual incoming vice president, he just can’t find himself a seat at the cool kids’ table."
Steele argues this is literally true — and makes the case he's been elbowed out by X CEO Elon Musk.
"Last weekend, Trump shared a picture of his inner circle on his private plane enjoying McDonald’s," Steele wrote. "Trump was surrounded by Musk; his son Don Jr.; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Not pictured: Vance."
Musk has gotten all the cool jobs, Steele argues. By which he means, the "dumb" jobs.
"The Tesla founder will oversee a wholly made-up 'Department of Government Efficiency' alongside Vivek Ramaswamy," Steele wrote. "How dumb is that? They are creating an agency to get rid of other agencies."
And while Musk is flying around in Trump's private plane and having cushy jobs created to help him wield enormous federal power, Vance has been delegated the dirty work, Steele argued.
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"Vance was given the thankless task of convincing Senate Republicans to confirm Trump’s menagerie of misfit MAGA sycophants to the Cabinet," Steele wrote. "While Musk is sitting in on phone calls with Trump, Vance wasted his time trying to convince his fellow Republican senators to back Matt Gaetz, just a day before Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general. That must be the worst assignment for a vice president since President Joe Biden charged Vice President Kamala Harris with solving the root causes of global migration."
Steele warned Americans to keep an eye on Musk and his potential to buy his way into the federal government and extend the reach of the executive branch beyond the founding fathers' intention.
Vance, on the other hand, no one need worry about, Steel concluded.
"Trump put Musk in a driver’s seat," Steele wrote. "Vance is just along for the ride — if only he could get in the car."