On the Political Currency podcast, Ed Balls warned that rising US Republican JD Vance is positioning himself for a 2028 presidential run with a hardline, Trump-style conservatism that could threaten Europe Republican VP nominee J.D. Vance speaks at a Trump rally in 2024 (Image: Getty Images)

Rising US politician JD Vance is already gearing up for a run at the presidency in 2028. A Trump-style Republican, this move may spark fears in Europe that American support for Ukraine and traditional alliances could be at risk.

According to British Labour Party politician and economist Ed Balls who served as the UK’s Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and later as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vance represents a new, hardline strain of American conservatism th

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