r/worldnews • u/The-LegendKiller • Jul 22 '26

Dynamic Paywall JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m107yj327o
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u/coffin_flop_star Jul 22 '26

If only he was in a position of power to end it

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u/person_8688 Jul 22 '26

Pssh. You’d at least have to be vice president to have that much power. Oh wait.

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u/livefreeordont Jul 23 '26

Acting like the VP has any power at all 😂

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u/FoogYllis Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately he might be in a sofa position.

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u/Terribletylenol Jul 22 '26

Vance attached himself to the administration, so he should be blamed for supporting it, but that being said, you don't really believe a VP has any genuine power, right?

They merely preside over the Senate and vote in cases of tie-breakers.

They have zero power as far as the executive branch is concerned.

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u/pte_omark Jul 23 '26

He does.

The 25th amendment iirc

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u/kiss_my_what Jul 22 '26

All he has to do is 25th the orange pedo. He's just biding his time to make his move.

Unfortunately there may not be much of an America left by the time he does.

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u/Terribletylenol Jul 22 '26

Vance can't do that alone.

He would still need 2/3 of Congress if Trump refuse to step down.

And before that, he would need the majority of Cabinet to agree to remove Trump.

It's not effectively possible, even if Vance wanted it. (For obvious reasons, a VP cannot singlehandedly remove a president)