Inside the Republican War Over Trump Tax Cuts [Video]

To kick off his first term in Congress, he cosponsored legislation eliminating tax breaks for corporate mergers. He cosponsored another bill that would strip federal tax credits to auto-manufacturers who move jobs overseas. He appeared at a picket line last October, standing alongside autoworkers striking for better wages.

No, this man isn’t a Democrat. It’s President Donald Trump‘s running mate, Senator JD Vance.

Vance ranks as one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate, and his intellectualization of MAGA ideals helped propel him to the second most coveted position in the Republican Party. As the GOP has become less traditionally Republican and more MAGA under Trump, it has seen its appetite for economic populism grow.

However, the Washington Post reported last month that during Trump’s last year in office, Vance messaged an acquaintance on then-Twitter, saying: “Trump has just so thoroughly failed to deliver on his economic populism (excepting a disjointed China policy).” Newsweekcontacted …