Trump deploys Vance as White House ambassador with string of early trips

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President Donald Trump is keeping Vice President JD Vance in the public eye with a travel schedule that is testing his effectiveness as one of the White House’s top surrogates.

Vance has taken on the role of Trump’s consoler-in-chief in his first weeks on the job, making two trips to regions struck by tragedy.

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