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Vance Prepares For Eventual Parachute Exit From Trump Admin
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JD Vance loyalists are beginning to lay the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run without the help of Trump World.
Three top Vance aides have all recently taken jobs at powerful lobbying firms in Washington, D.C., Politico reported Monday. Sean Cooksey, the vice president’s former chief legal and policy adviser, decamped for BGR Group; Jim Durrey, a former deputy chief of staff for operations, is now at Invariant; and Wesam Hassanein, former special adviser on the Middle East, has left Vance’s office for Continental Strategy. (RELATED: Young Conservatives Rally Around JD Vance, Sour On Pam Bondi Post Epstein Rollout, TPUSA Poll)
As Politico noted, if Vance were to run in 2028, he would need as many fundraising and policy connections as he can get in D.C. And hypothetically, if he wanted to distance himself from President Trump and his team over a variety of reasons — the........