I don't think people with skin in the game are as cavalier about Vance as you are. He is after all, a heartbeat from the presidency whose incumbent will become the oldest on record - you probably don't want to be on his bad side - just in case. If he calls you, you probably want to pick up the phone and hear him out.
> He is after all, a heartbeat from the presidency
Vance has tremendous potential power. He has no say right now. That is evidenced to a remarkable degree, for such things so early in a Presidency, in the public record. People aren't bothering to keep him in the loop.
Also, Vance's power isn't solely conditional on Trump's EKG. He's very much constrained by MAGA and friends.
> If he calls you, you probably want to pick up the phone and hear him out
Of course. He's still my Vice President and from my interactions with him to date, a perfectly nice person.
But I wouldn't expect anything to come of it. I would not be able to take him at his word, not because I think he's dishonest, but because I really don't think he is in the know. And I can think of a few people I'd be willing to cut that call short for if they called during that call.
