Vance Faces 2028 GOP Online Barrage After 3-Hour Rogan Interview
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 24
Vance Faces 2028 GOP Online Barrage After 3-Hour Rogan Interview
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 24
Summary
A weeklong spike in anti-Vance posts hit after his July 15 Joe Rogan interview, with critics branding him “Never Vance” and unfit for office over his Iran diplomacy and Israel comments.
Vance allies say the campaign looks coordinated rather than organic, pointing to repeated messaging, sudden hostile replies and some pro-Rubio accounts that appeared to be based outside the United States.
The vice president’s team argues the attacks have not dented his standing: allies say his favorability among Republicans still roughly matches Trump’s, and Vance remains the 2028 primary polling front-runner even as Rubio gains ground.
The backlash is unusually early and intense for a sitting vice president, reflecting both social media’s central role in GOP politics and a widening fight over the party’s post-Trump direction, especially on foreign policy.