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The Rest Is Politics

427. The Real JD Vance: Heir to the MAGA Throne (Part 4)

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

Politics, Government, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Is JD Vance Trump's most dangerous heir? Would a JD Vance presidency be even more dangerous than Trump 2.0? How historically unusual is it for a Vice President to be so prominent in an administration? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this extract from the fourth episode of their first ever miniseries, available in full right now on The Rest Is Politics Plus. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Join with a FREE TRIAL at therestispolitics.com, for exclusive bonus content including Rory and Alastair’s first ever miniseries The Real JD Vance, early access to Question Time episodes and live show tickets, ad free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit GetFuse.com/Politics ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: [email protected] Writers: Callum Hill, Evan Green Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editors: Josh Smith, Adam Thornton Assistant Producers: Evan Green, India Dunkley Producers: Nicole Maslen, Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:13.4

Are you more or less worried by Vance presidency or Trump presidency?

0:18.4

I think there's a very good chance. It could be even worse.

0:23.1

When Trump says something, he thinks it is true.

0:25.2

Vance knows that he's lying.

0:28.2

Vance in a 2021 interview that says,

0:30.4

we're effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies.

0:32.9

This Zelenskyy showdown in the White House.

0:35.3

It's not normal to have a vice president sitting in there and

0:38.9

interrupting. I thought he was utterly disgusting. That was Vance showing, I will be your attack dog.

0:45.2

This is a guy who's had a pretty rough life, pretty rough childhood. And meanwhile, he has a level

0:51.7

of ambition that makes him prepared to do or say anything in the moment

0:56.6

to get to the next step and the next step for him is the White House.

1:01.2

Take that lack of virtue, that lack of moral character and combine it with the economic

1:06.7

and military might of the United States and you should be very, very worried about a JD-Vance presidency.

1:18.0

Hi there, it's Alistair. As you are no doubt aware, we're right in the middle of our first

1:27.6

ever mini-series, the real J.D. Vance exclusively on the rest of Politics Plus. And in this

1:33.0

week's episode, we cover J.D. Vance's journey so far during Trump's second term. How he became

1:38.6

vice president, how unusually prominent he is, his spat with the Pope, the extraordinary scenes with Zelensky and the Oval Office,

1:44.6

and how he may well be the lead contender to be the next president of the United States.

1:50.2

I mean, so many interesting things, psychologically, historically, politically.

1:54.3

So if you'd like to hear the first four episodes in full right now, just head to the restless

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