Speechwriter Says Vance And Obama ‘Have Much In Common,’ Accidentally Makes Clear Case For 2028 Presidential Frontrunner

Wall Street Journal opinion page’s most reliable establishment Republican fails in his attempt to write a brief against the GOP’s 2028 frontrunner.

Barton Swaim spent years as a political speechwriter for anti-Trump Republican officials. Now he works as the Wall Street Journal’s go-to skeptic of Vice President J.D. Vance. In his most recent piece, Swaim compares Vance to former Democratic President Barack Obama, claiming the two have “much in common.”