At today's (Beijing time January 30) cabinet meeting, Trump said: "JD, if you want to say something, you can. After all, he is the Vice President."
JD Vance: "It's fine, sir. I came here for free coffee. It's an honor to work with this team. I am proud of our work."
[Smart] comments: Trump's public remark at the cabinet meeting, "after all, he is the Vice President," is a direct and blunt way of embarrassing JD Vance. The U.S. Vice President was forced to use "drinking free coffee" as a self-deprecating way to show loyalty, with a posture so humble it was glaring. This scene precisely exposed Trump's autocratic patriarchal style. He is accustomed to using a domineering and controlling approach to demonstrate authority, turning the cabinet into a private domain where everyone follows his lead. Vance's compliance is merely a prop in this power play. In contrast, Rubio, who holds both the Secretary of State and National Security Advisor positions, has control over core foreign affairs and national security, and has been leading key agendas throughout, becoming the de facto "number two" person around Trump; while Vance, despite having the title of Vice President, has no real power, with a presence so faint that he is almost marginalized, indicating a certain discrepancy between power and responsibility.
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