Former Trump staffer: Vance ‘set up’ as ‘fall guy’ for Iran deal

Caroline Sunshine, who served as an aide to President Trump during his first term, suggested Thursday that Vice President Vance was set up to take the blame for the failed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran.

“I think we know now why JD Vance was sent out to go sell the MOU, and at the time, Marco Rubio was nowhere to be found,” Sunshine, also a former Disney Channel star, said during an appearance on CNN’s “NewsNight.”

She noted Vance gave a string of media interviews to sell the deal after it was released to the public last month, appearing on “The View,” HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” and a podcast by The New York Times, among other programs.

 “JD Vance was doing interview after interview after interview, going out and selling this deal, and Marco Rubio was, like, what? DJing a wedding, or something?” she said.

“He was nowhere to be found,........

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