JD Vance Meets New York Host Sid Rosenberg at White House After Missed Las Vegas Meeting
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 17
JD Vance Meets New York Host Sid Rosenberg at White House After Missed Las Vegas Meeting
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 17
Summary
Thursday’s White House meeting pairs JD Vance with Sid Rosenberg, a pro-Israel New York radio host whose team said was not able to meet the vice president at the RJC Leadership Summit in Las Vegas.
Vance’s office said it sought the Washington sit-down to make up for that missed encounter, while Rosenberg said Vance’s team initiated the meeting.
Rosenberg, who called Vance “affable” and “smart,” still said the vice president is not his first choice for 2028 and backed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his preferred Republican contender.
New York-based Rosenberg has outsized visibility on the right through his friendship with Donald Trump, despite influence that is otherwise limited largely to Republican circles in deep-blue New York.
Rosenberg has also drawn repeated backlash over attacks on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, apologizing for calling him a “cockroach” and initially for calling him “a terrorist” before retracting that apology.
How might a prominent radio host's hardline views on Iran influence the Vice President's evolving Middle East strategy during their White House meeting?