{"id":26644,"date":"2025-05-03T19:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26644"},"modified":"2025-05-03T19:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:32:45","slug":"vance-slams-aoc-2028-talk-as-the-stuff-of-nightmares-argues-trump-is-leader-of-the-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26644","title":{"rendered":"Vance slams AOC 2028 talk as \u2018the stuff of nightmares,\u2019 argues Trump is leader of the Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/01\/us-news\/vance-argues-he-wasnt-overruled-in-houthi-attack-signal-chat-i-thought-it-reflected-well-on-me\/\">Vice President JD Vance\u00a0<\/a>argued Friday that President Trump is the leader of the Democratic Party \u2014 and quipped that the thought of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in the Oval Office is terrifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident AOC, the stuff of nightmares,\u201d the vice president told Fox News \u201cSpecial Report\u201d host Bret Baier, when asked about the possibility of a Vance versus Ocasio-Cortez matchup in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/03\/us-news\/jd-vance-suggests-he-could-run-for-president-in-2028-but-only-after-consulting-with-trump\/\">2028 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve ruined my sleep for the evening,\u201d Vance, 40, added, trying to get the idea of the far-left \u201cSquad\u201d congresswoman being the leader of the free world out of his head.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"35813396\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35813396\" 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188w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=137,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 137w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=47,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 47w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=27,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 27w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=36,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 36w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=133,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 133w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=231,347&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=33,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 33w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-late-afternoon-103678995.jpg?resize=150,225&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"35813396\" \/><figcaption>Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s recent cross-country \u201cFighting Oligarchy\u201d tour with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has fueled speculation that she might run for president in 2028.<span class=\"credit\">Daniel Efram\/ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent weeks, Ocasio-Cortez has barnstormed the country, slamming Trump and Republicans, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as part of their\u00a0 \u201cFighting Oligarchy\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>The tour and recent social media posts from the Bronx Democrat have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/30\/us-news\/aoc-leaves-door-open-for-2028-presidential-bid-as-campaign-buzz-soars\/\">fueled speculation<\/a>\u00a0that she has an eye on a higher office, perhaps even the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Some have pointed to Ocasio-Cortez as the closest thing to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/02\/opinion\/whos-driving-this-donkey-losing-dems-need-a-moderate-pivot-but-radical-left-steering-for-a-cliff\/\">leader the Democratic Party<\/a>\u00a0has had during Trump\u2019s second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Vance, however, argued that it is actually Trump who is directing the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think to the extent the Democrats have a leader, Donald J. Trump is the leader Democratic Party,\u201d the vice president told Baier. \u201cBecause they\u2019re just against everything that he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time Donald Trump does anything, [Democrats] have this emotional response \u2014 they have to be against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t have real leadership,\u201d Vance argued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"35813394\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35813394\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 910w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=97,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 97w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=200,111&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=231,128&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=322,179&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=664,368&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=108,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 108w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=87,48&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=234,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2028-talk-stuff-nightmares-argues-103729337.jpg?resize=150,83&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"JD Vance\" width=\"910\" height=\"505\" data-modal-image=\"35813394\" \/><figcaption>Vance couldn\u2019t identify an actual Democrat who is leading the embattled party.<span class=\"credit\">FOX News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lack of leadership or novel ideas from the Democratic Party is why Vance isn\u2019t sweating 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s why I\u2019m not too concerned about 2028, because if I wake up in a fantasy world where the Democrats actually have constructive ideas about how to govern this country, that\u2019ll actually be a good thing,\u00a0 but in the world that we actually live in, where they\u2019re just anti-Trump about everything, the politics of 2028 will take care of themselves,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Vice President JD Vance\u00a0argued Friday that President Trump is the leader of the Democratic Party \u2014 and quipped that the thought of Rep. 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