To say JD Vance is good at what he does is like saying water is wet at this point, but it bears repeating because he continues to impress, starting with how smoothly and confidently he stepped into the role of GOP vice presidential nominee back in July and then after he was elected in November as Donald Trump’s second in command.

Vice Presidents by design are essentially supposed to be the wingmen of the presidents they serve under, helping to bolster their arguments and make their cases to the American people, Congress, and the media while at the same time demonstrating to those both home and abroad that if something, God forbid, happened to the president, they are ready to lead on all matters foreign and domestic.

And while Vance has only been in the VP role for about ten days, he proved once again that he was up to the challenge during the White House press conference Thursday on the mid-air collision that happened Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, a horrific incident in which authorities have indicated they believe none of the 64 on board the commercial plane nor the three in the military helicopter survived.