Tucker Carlson defends JD Vance but says the Vice President is stuck working for a President who has turned on his own base — bad for Vance, and a sign of growing MAGA infighting.

• Carlson says he loves Vance and considers him a longtime friend, but thinks Vance is in an impossible spot.
• The core complaint: Trump has "completely betrayed his own voters" by governing against what they ran on.
• A Vice President can't be fired and doesn't set policy, so Vance has little leverage and works at Trump's pleasure.
• Carlson's advice: confront Trump directly, threaten daily press conferences, and go public — though he admits Vance's make-it-better personality won't do that.

Outlook: Expect more open friction between Trump and parts of his own movement, with Vance caught in the middle.