JD Vance or Marco Rubio for 2029?

Donald Trump has cleverly put forward two names as his potential successor in 2029: JD Vance, his vice president, and Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and (still) national security adviser rolled into one. Both men have been making their pitch in recent weeks, not deliberately so, but to prove that they have the right stuff to be the next president. It's probably a little easier for Rubio to prove his credentials because with the two security jobs in bis hands, he is always in the news, whether it be about the war in Ukraine or the neoptiated settlement in Gaza. Rubio has been involved in all the big foreign policy crises from day one. Vance, as vice president, doesn't have a specific job to do other than to support Trump. This is always the problem for vice presidents. However, he recently went to Israel and was able to put in his pennorth about what should be happening to ensure the ceasefire lasts. He will no doubt be hoping to get more foreign trips to outshine Rubio. Of course, what Vance has going for him is that as vice president he is regarded as the natural sucessor to the president and will be several steps ahead of Rubio as a consequence. But they could be the two-ticket item in the next election, with Rubio as his running mate. But much will depend on whether the Trump Big Guy momentum is kept up over the next three years. If so, Vance and Rubio will probably clean up, leaving their Democratic rivals in the dust. HAVE YOU YET BOUGHT AGENT REDRUTH, MY NEW SPY THRILLER, PUBLISHED BY ROWANVALE BOOKS? ALL REVIEWS SAY IT'S A BRILLIANT AND THRILLING READ.