JD Vance struggles to sell Van Orden and Trump to tariff-battered Wisconsin

By: Ruth Conniff

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 1,992

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Vice President JD Vance did not utter the word “tariffs” a single time during his upbeat speech at a Plover, Wisconsin, machining plant Thursday. The visit, aimed at shoring up vulnerable Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden ahead of the 2026 midterms, was part of a post-State of the Union victory lap Vance is taking to market the so-called Golden Age of prosperity Trump claims he and the Republicans have delivered to rural and blue-collar …

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