Will JD Vance run for president in 2028? VP pressed on potential White House bid
The conversations comes after President Donald Trump suggested Vance was 'most likely' the heir to the MAGA movement to reporters on Aug. 5. Though Trump hasn't formally endorsed a GOP successor, he acknowledged that Vance would 'probably be favored at this point.' Trump also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is 'somebody that maybe would get together with JD in some form.'
Vance said on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' that he saw Rubio a month ago and both of them just 'laughed at the whole thing.'
'Neither one of us are focused on politics. We're focused on actually doing a good job for the American people,' Vance said.
'If we do a good job, number one, that's the reward in and of itself," Vance added. "That all have made a big difference in the lives of our country for the last six months and the next three and a half years. But if we do a good job, the politics will take care of itself.'
Vance also said that it's 'way too early to be thinking about the political future.'
'It's frankly way too early to be thinking about 2026,' he said, referencing next year's midterm elections. 'It's certainly way too early to be thinking about 2028.'
Rubio, who ran for president in 2016, told Fox News host Lara Trump in a July interview that he thinks Vance would make a strong nominee for Republicans in 2028.
'I think he's doing a great job as vice president. He's a close friend, and I hope he intends to do it,' Rubio said.
As for his own future political aspirations, Rubio said, 'I feel honestly – you never know what the future holds; you never rule things out or anything, because you just don't know. Things change very quickly.'
Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
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