More than a dozen White House insiders cited by the New York Times described a tense behind the scenes dynamic between President Trump and Vice President JD Vance — with the 79-year-old president privately venting to allies that Vance could be a disaster as the MAGA heir in 2028.

Trump reportedly compared Vance’s performance to his own — pointing out that Vance had never won a difficult political race without his help — and took issue with the number of vacations Vance has taken while also expressing serious doubts about sending him to Pakistan to negotiate the end of the Iran war. In public Trump calls him a great vice president. Behind closed doors more than a dozen people just told the world a very different story — and in Washington nothing stays behind closed doors forever.