Why the "joint statement" with Vance on the spending deal?

[Prairie Gates]

So, Trump scuttled the imminent spending deal through a statement, but it was a joint statement with JD Vance, his Vice Preside3nt elect. I don't get it. Why do a joint statement with your own Vice President on this? I don't recall Trump needing or wanting some kind of sidekick before, and it actually seems a bit weak to have to drag JD along for the statement.

Ideas on this?

[lame54]

1. He confiscated his phone

[underpants]

2. He's aware of "President Musk" trending on Twitter

He’s trying to do a “this was MY (our) decision” thing.

That’s be my guess

[Prairie Gates]

4. All the more reason to make it his own statement rather than joint with Vance

[Think. Again.]

3. Probably trying to quiet a bunch of childish infighting going on.

I hope they all fight among themselves so much the whole thing just falls apart.

They seem like the kind of brats that would just walk off the job over petty B.S.

[leftstreet]

5. That is weird

Nice catch

No ideas here though.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Setting up Vance to run in 4 years?

[Prairie Gates]

7. I mean, I guess

Seems a tad early for all that, and out of character for Trump anyway.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Not out of character for his billionaire and Russian minders.

They play the long game.

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Because once Trumpf passes from the scene, there won't be all the free publicity.

Then fElon von Apartheid will have to pay for everything, apart from when Shady Pance humps a love seat cushion from time to time.