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
Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/jd-vance-orban-hungary-iran-trump
19 Comments
dhork@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 130d
It's not his worst week, he hasn't killed a pope yet
FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 130d
Maybe Trump will fire him. Please God, please.
dhork@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 130d
Preferably out of a cannon
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 130d
If we're going the Looney Tunes route, I hope Trump's foot gets tangled in a rope tied to Vance when it fires
FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 130d
Especially if it backfires and the shrapnel takes out both turd stains.
Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
... and into the sun
-futurama
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 130d
Or a cannon at him
airbreather@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
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 pts · 130d
If Trump dies or is removed after after Vance is fired, that makes Mike Johnson president.
DEAR. GOD.
supamanc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 130d
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!)
Almacca@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 130d
I get the feeling this guy was only taken on as VP to make Trump seem competent in comparison.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 130d
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.zone · 3 pts · 130d
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.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 129d
Also picked because he will never sign off on invoking the 25th amendment and will not faithfully oversee the counting of electors in 2029
webp@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 130d
Risks?
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 130d
There's a 100% risk, because it already happened.
Except of course I'd argue the Hungary trip was a roaring success. 🤣
Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 130d
Vance is doing so much good work. I think he should get that thank you he desperately needs to hear 😆.
TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 130d
Good
cheeseburger@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 130d
🤣