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J.D. Vance

What's on J.D. Vance's mind?

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the fourth Vance kid 42% the Vance-Rubio shadow primary 16% · newthe Epstein-Israel remarks 13% Obama's blood and soil warning 9% · neweverything else 20%
#1
First VP Baby in 150 Years: Meet Alec Neel Vance

Usha delivers baby boy Alec Neel — the first child born to a sitting VP in over 150 years — and Trump scooped the first photo.

JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years

AP News · 2026-07-20
our translation

the timing writes itself — a wholesome birth is the cleanest headline to sit atop a very messy news week, and he'll happily let it run wall to wall.

baby Alec born, wall-to-wall coveragevery sure · 4 sources
#2
WSJ Names the 2028 Race: Vance vs. Rubio
new — WSJ names Rubio 2028 rivalpretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Vance's Epstein-Mossad Theory Draws Israel Blowback
Jerusalem Post, Examiner op-eds pile onpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Obama Accuses Vance of 'Blood and Soil' Patriotism
new — Obama attacks Vance by namepretty sure · 2 sources
tuesday, july 21
Post the Vances' own baby photo before Trump's scoop fully owns the story(safe bet)
Keep a full VP schedule — he's already said no paternity leave(reported)
Let a surrogate swat down Obama's 'blood and soil' jab(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Post the Vances' own baby photo before Trump's scoop fully owns the story

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