The New York Times also reported that despite polling his top advisers, he often only heard “what he wanted to hear,” and his team wound up serving as an echo chamber for his gut instincts.
Vice President JD Vance was the most vocal in his opposition to the United States going to war with Iran, while CIA Director Jim Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned Trump that Netanyahu had “oversold” him on what could be achieved by the bombing campaign, according to The New York Times.
None of them, though, except Vance, went as far as to say to the president that war was a “terrible idea,” according to the report. The vice president is said to have played a key role in negotiating a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. as Trump threatened to wipe Iranian civilization off the map.
Honestly, this sounds both like Vance is trying to recover his image after those disastrous press conferences, and Team Vance trying to position themselves as “the more responsible alternative” in the impeachment stakes.
None of them, though, except Vance, went as far as to say to the president that war was a “terrible idea,” according to the repor
So instead of using his Constitutionally granted powers to stop trump for further ruining the USA’s global reputation, expending billions of US taxpayer dollars on a fool’s errand, and the immense loss of life in Iran for a nation that did not attack us, Vance let it happen. Vance could have invoked the 25th Amendment:
“The 25th Amendment, Section 4, can be invoked by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Instead Vance did nothing and watched people die and the USA be ruined.
I don’t need to. That’s not my job. That’s Vance’s to protect our nation. The article says Rubio (Sec of State) was against the Iran war too, so that’s one that shares his view on the Iran war. Its up to them to talk to other members of the Cabinet. Alternatively Vance can go to Congress and seek trump’s removal through other Constitutional means. If he chooses not to, and it didn’t look like he did, he’s equally responsible for all of trumps crimes.
Honestly, this sounds both like Vance is trying to recover his image after those disastrous press conferences, and Team Vance trying to position themselves as “the more responsible alternative” in the impeachment stakes.
So instead of using his Constitutionally granted powers to stop trump for further ruining the USA’s global reputation, expending billions of US taxpayer dollars on a fool’s errand, and the immense loss of life in Iran for a nation that did not attack us, Vance let it happen. Vance could have invoked the 25th Amendment:
“The 25th Amendment, Section 4, can be invoked by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Instead Vance did nothing and watched people die and the USA be ruined.
Vance didn’t have a majority of the Cabinet.
Oh? Can you tell me how many Vance asked and who didn’t support the action ?
Name eight members of his Cabinet that you think would’ve voted to remove Trump.
I don’t need to. That’s not my job. That’s Vance’s to protect our nation. The article says Rubio (Sec of State) was against the Iran war too, so that’s one that shares his view on the Iran war. Its up to them to talk to other members of the Cabinet. Alternatively Vance can go to Congress and seek trump’s removal through other Constitutional means. If he chooses not to, and it didn’t look like he did, he’s equally responsible for all of trumps crimes.
Lol. Vance is going to do the right thing?
No, but Vance is trying to paint himself as doing the right thing in this article.