How JD Vance Is Helping Trump Win on Capitol Hill

Vice President JD Vance has played a behind-the-scenes role in cajoling a former colleague and delivering a big win for Trump on Capitol Hill .

Vance has made a distinctly positive impression with fellow Republicans by being ready, willing and eager to take care of whatever Trump needs.

Vance is already atop the hierarchy of post-Trump Republican standard bearers, but as he gets his hands dirty with Congress , he’ll have to be careful to avoid soiling himself with the toxic politics of Congress .

Some former colleagues are using a different tone in talking about Sen. Vance .

He's now viewed as an essential go-between with President Trump .

While he made his MAGA reputation with brazen social media posts and prime-time “Hannity” hits, he also carved out a bipartisan Senate reputation in certain policy areas.

Vance ran with a posse of hard-right senators who voted against spending bills and debt ceiling increases.

He voted, in other words, a lot like the problem-child House Republicans that Trump now needs to wrangle.

It also helps that Trump genuinely likes being around Vance and trusts his political judgment.