'He's not the guy': Ex-GOP insider says JD Vance's chances of presidency run are slim
A former GOP insider believes JD Vance has little to no chance of becoming the Republican Party pick to succeed Donald Trump as president.
The Lincoln Project founder Rick Wilson, during an appearance on Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast, suggested Vance will be taken out by other, more capable candidates. Host Jong-Fast agreed and suggested Vance did not have the competency required to be seen as a shoo-in for the presidency.
Wilson noted the endorsement for the vice president from Erika Kirk had come far too soon, with Trump still sitting as president for the next three years. In that time, Vance may be side-lined or dropped from the front runner spot to take over as the Republican Party's pick.
Wilson said, "It never gets better for JD Vance than it does at this moment. JD Vance will be knifed to little, itty bitty pieces at some point by these other people."
Jong-Fast added, "You have this power, you should have everyone coming to you, proving that they are the heir apparent. One of the things we saw with Vance when he ran for Senate in Ohio, what we've seen again and again, is he's a terrible candidate. He's not good at this."
"He doesn't have good political instincts. He's not charming. He's done just about as badly as anyone with this job." Wilson would also note Vance's "negative charisma" and how it could be a major stumbling block for the vice president in future.
He said, "There's a degree of JD Vance's negative charisma. He is kind of an odd guy. Vance is strange." Despite doubts from the ex-GOP insider, Vance could step in as acting president in an unlikely but possible scenario.
Biographer Michael Wolff believes Trump's off topic comments last month during a meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani could have set alarm bells off for White House insiders.
Wolff, quoting an unnamed source, said, "'Nobody expected that. This was not the script. It was completely out of the blue... and concerning. This wasn’t just losing the plot. This was like a different guy. The look in his eyes was crazy.'" The biographer has gone on to suggest the 25th Amendment could come into play.
The source told Wolff, "The only explanation was that the guy forgot who he is—so weird. It gives you a 25th Amendment shiver." The 25th Amendment was written to ensure the vice president takes over in the event the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment.