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The White House press briefing room has emerged as an informal audition stage this month in the intensifying race of who will succeed President Donald Trump in 2028.Taking the podium on Tuesday, two weeks after a similar appearance by possible rival Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance used the historic venue primarily to impress an audience of one.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Filling in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, Vance spent nearly an hour fielding questions from reporters on a wide range of topics, defending Trump’s increasingly unpopular Iran war and the newly created $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they were politically prosecuted.He declined to rule out using taxpayer money to compensate people convicted of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, dismissed European concerns over Washington scrapping
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