Trump endorsing Vance for president before 2027 stays a long shot

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    "Vance's dual public hawk and private diplomatic posture on Iran suggests an alignment with Trump's agenda rather than an independent political standing that might prompt early endorsement.",
    "A separate Polymarket contract asks whether Vance will announce he will not run for president in 2028 this year, priced at 7%, reinforcing the market's view that the 2028 race remains wide open and unresolved.",
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      "story": "Vice President JD Vance secretly reached out to Iran's security chief with a letter seeking to restart peace talks, even as he publicly backed the US-Iran war, at President Trump's direction.",
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      "label": "Benoit Faucon, Alexander Ward, Natalie Andrews: Exclusive | Vance Reaches Out to Iranian Hard-Liner in Bid to Restart",
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