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VP Vance Faces Backlash Over Controversial Tucker Carlson Interview

3/2/2026

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Vice President JD Vance faced criticism for comments on a Tucker Carlson interview with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
Eliot Cohen, a former State Department Counselor, calls Vance a "shapeshifter" who engages with problematic figures and rhetoric.
Cohen notes Huckabee's claim Israel has a right to expand borders is controversial even among hard-liners.
Cohen expresses concern that Vance accepts such views, raising questions about his associations in the political landscape.

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Vice President JD Vance faced criticism for comments on a Tucker Carlson interview with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
Eliot Cohen, a former State Department Counselor, calls Vance a "shapeshifter" who engages with problematic figures and rhetoric.
Cohen notes Huckabee's claim Israel has a right to expand borders is controversial even among hard-liners.
Cohen expresses concern that Vance accepts such views, raising questions about his associations in the political landscape.