Trump Benches Vance in Humiliating Move

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President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R), and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), from the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran.https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YWPPUTAQLNEHBKQEUXKKMA46A4.jpg?auth=8f0301169083bca9298195ec6f433b8ed1331d3bd9d0742ccf3708797f9c8ad2&smart=true&width=2520&height=1417" />
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Donald Trump has sidelined JD Vance as his chief negotiator with Iran after a string of setbacks.

During a commercial break Sunday on MSNBC’s The Weekend, host Jacqueline Alemany phoned the president, who “broke some news” about the upcoming talks.

When the show returned, co-host Jonathan Capehart recounted that Trump said envoys like Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be involved—but not the vice president.

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