Trump Muses About Vance vs. Rubio Amid Iran Peace Talks
Source: RealClearPolitics - Homepage · Bias: Center Right
Summary
With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they'd rank his performance, according to three people familiar with the conversations.
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