"Under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square," said Vice President Vance literally six months ago.

The vice president pledged in February at the Munich Security Conference to “defend your right” to publicly share opposing views.

Andrew Bates, President Biden's former deputy press secretary, told Jessica Tarlov's "Raging Moderates" podcast that Vice President J.D. Vance's furious response Monday to the assassination of Charlie Kirk disqualifies him from ever being a unifying figure as a 2028 candidate.

Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech to scores of people at Hatch Stamping in Howell, Michigan, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Vance took the stage around 1:50 p.m. and spoke for around 20 minutes. Vance spoke about the economy while promoting of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com)

Last week, Erika Kirk flew back from Utah to Arizona with her husband’s casket on Air Force Two. She was accompanied by Vice President JD Vance. Charlie Kirk and Vance shared a close friendship, as the vice president and Kirk’s inner circle have expressed since the assassination.

A former Biden administration official is pouring cold water on Vice President JD Vance’s future aspirations after warning that comments he made this week while hosting the “Charlie Kirk Show” could come back to haunt him in a potential 2028 presidential bid.

Broncos ST coach Darren Rizzi: "Was it letter of the law, a foul? Yes. Are there many of those throughout the year that don't get called? Yes."

A hint of a smile crept across Vance Joseph’s face, a longtime NFL defensive mind offering the highest possible kudos to the sheer threat at quarterback the Broncos will face in Los Angeles