
共和党の中間選挙大敗を受け、トランプ大統領との関係に亀裂か
米CNNは、中間選挙で共和党が上下両院の多数派を失った大敗を受け、バンス副大統領が2028年次期大統領選への出馬を見送り検討していると報じた。対イラン軍事作戦を巡るトランプ大統領との関係悪化が背景とされる。一方、ワシントン・ポストは出馬可能性が高いと報道しており、臆測が飛び交っている。
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米国の中間選挙で共和党が上下両院の多数派を失う大敗を喫した。バンス副大統領は有力な次期大統領選候補の一人と目されている。
【ワシントン時事】米CNNテレビは13日、先の中間選挙で共和党が上下両院の多数派を失う大敗を喫したことを受け、バンス副大統領が2028年の次期大統領選への出馬見送りを検討していると報じた。バンス氏は有力候補の一人と目されている。
共和大敗で不協和音 バンス副大統領、トランプ氏と一線―米中間選挙
バンス氏は中間選挙翌日の4日、X(旧ツイッター)に「われわれが敗北した理由は対イラン軍事作戦だ」と投稿。トランプ大統領の熱狂的支持層「MAGA(マガ)」派は対外軍事介入に批判的なため、大統領選を見据え、軍事介入に消極的な姿勢を示して支持層を引きつける狙いがあると受け止められた。
しかし、CNNによると、この投稿が作戦を正当化するトランプ氏の不興を買い、両氏の関係にすきま風を吹かせた。バンス氏は出馬するかどうかの決断を下していないが、関係者は「まだ若く今は出番ではないかもしれない」と語ったという。
一方、ワシントン・ポスト紙は13日、バンス氏が年末の休暇期間を使って出馬の可否を検討する意向を周囲に示したと報道。複数の側近の話として、トランプ政権への逆風を認識しつつ「出馬する可能性が高い」と伝えた。バンス氏の動向を巡り、さまざまな臆測が浮上している。
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バンス副大統領が年末の休暇期間中に出馬の可否を決定する
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