Is VP Vance the front man in a coup d’état? renewamerica.com ^ | July 20, 2026 | Joan SwirskyPosted on by denniswIs VP Vance the front man in a coup d’état? And then––in April 2023––in a move that appeared inexplicable and gave rise to numerous theories, Fox fired Tucker Carlson. And it never occurred to JD Vance to end a friendship with a man who now expressed a deep and abiding hatred for all the things they had once agreed were valuable. Does JD Vance think that his fidelity to Tucker Carlson is a virtue to be admired and emulated?