Speculation about the Ukraine debacle: I suspect that Vance may have deliberately sabotaged the meeting by pushing Trump's buttons in a way specifically designed to elicit Trump's worst possible behavior. Vance may believe that if he goads Trump into creating enough chaos, it may eventually become possible to 25 Trump, or impeach him, and become President β or #dictator. Vance wants the imperial "unitary executive" Presidency to succeed, but he wants Trump personally to fail.
Trump and Musk have been getting most of the attention since the election. But I've never believed Trump could really make it through the full four years. Well before November 2028, we'll see President Vance. And he won't let Musk walk all over him the way Trump has.
LOOK OUT for #CommanderVance.