Orbán is out in Hungary and talks have failed to end the war in Iran – ill-fated road trip has been setback for Maga aims

Orbán is out in Hungary and talks have failed to end the war in Iran – ill-fated road trip has been setback for MAGA aims

  • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    9 hours ago

    I get the feeling this guy was only taken on as VP to make Trump seem competent in comparison.

    • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Also picked because he will never sign off on invoking the 25th amendment and will not faithfully oversee the counting of electors in 2029

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      9 hours ago

      Close enough. He was actually taken on as a favour to Peter Thiel. So he’s exactly as competent as you’d expect the personal toady of a billionaire libertarian tech bro to be.

      • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        6 hours ago

        I does boggle the mind that they could find someone even less competent than Trump, but he isn’t even remotely likeable, either. Every time I hear him speak, I cringe in second-hand embarrassment at his flailing attempts at trying to back up Trumps lies, but only briefly before I’m yelling at my screen for him to shut the fuck up.

        I reckon they send him in when they want negotiations to fail. They surely can’t expect him to know what he’s doing.

  • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    8 hours ago

    Vance is doing so much good work. I think he should get that thank you he desperately needs to hear 😆.

    • AirBreather@lemmy.world
      4·
      9 hours ago

      Maybe Trump will fire him.

      In theory, the president can’t fire the vice president, for the same reason why the vice president can’t fire the president.

      But I don’t think anyone’s ever just tried it with the “screw the rules I have judges” workaround, so, 🤷

    • Devolution@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 hours ago

      If Trump dies or is removed after after Vance is fired, that makes Mike Johnson president.

      DEAR. GOD.

    • supamanc@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 hours ago

      Seems likely given the recent talk of removing Trump via the 25th(?) ammendment. Less likely if there’s no VP (let’s hope noone in the administration watched The West Wing!)

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 hours ago

      There’s a 100% risk, because it already happened.

      Except of course I’d argue the Hungary trip was a roaring success. 🤣