WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance says he likes the way Trump has redecorated the White House, but he's not measuring the drapes in the Oval Office.

At least not yet.

The expected 2028 presidential candidate says he and his wife, Usha, are focused on the job he has right now. "And if that door opens later on, we'll figure it out then."

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY he recalled setting foot in the Oval Office for the first time in January.

"It was an amazing thing. I was overwhelmed by the grandeur of the office, all of the incredible history that had been made," Vance said. "But if I was being honest, it was the middle winter, the drapes were closed. It was very dark. It had kind of a dark and gloomy feeling. This is the workplace of the leader of the free world. It sho

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