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[–] Marat@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 5 days ago

Obviously Vance would become president, but you know that already.

I would think something would change though. Take a look at Marco Rubio and cuba currently. Trump said there are negotiations, when there in fact aren't any.

I think Trump as a personality engages with the world more as a business. He goes up to a country and says "we will invade and destroy you and blah blah blah" and basically goes super high on his demands. Then he negotiates "down" when in reality he's basically getting his original deal because his original demanda were so outlandish.

But Rubio currently is basically trying to annihilate cuba. Him and his cohort don't want a deal with Cuba, rather he wants Cuba's government overthrown.

Trump's strategy plays much better to his personal ego, but I think Vance would possibly be closer to the classic "neo-con" strategies.

Theres also the possibility he's just very incompetent or impotent, being essentially in a PR position as VP and if, Trump dies before Vance's next birthday, he'd be the youngest president in history, beating out T Roosevelt by one year.