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Succeeding Trump: 6 Republican potential presidential hopefuls to keep your eyes on in 2028
The 2028 presidential election seems like a long way away, but in reality, the early moves are already underway by some Democrats with likely national ambitions. And one Republican politician is already selling 2028 merchandise. "Trump 2028" hats are available for $50 and T-shirts that read, "Trump 2028 (Re-write the Rules)," sell for $36 on the Trump Organization's website. But the rules are quite clear: The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office. And after months of flirting with running for a third term in the White House, President Donald Trump appears to be ruling out another campaign. Where Trump Stands With Americans 4 Months Into His 2Nd Term Read On The Fox News App Despite touting strong support in the MAGA world for a 2028 run for re-election, the president in an interview this month on NBC News' "Meet the Press" said, "I'm not looking at that." "I'll be an eight-year president," Trump added. "I'll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important." But Trump's 2028 flirtations, which he said weren't a joke, and his sweeping moves since the start of his second tour of duty in the White House are keeping the spotlight firmly on him, averting any lame-duck talk and putting a damper on any early moves by those in the Republican Party hoping to succeed the president. Democrats Eye 2028 Just Months Into Trump's 2Nd Term The race for the next GOP presidential nomination won't get underway until Trump's ready to share the spotlight, and he recently said it's "far too early" to begin holding those discussions. But Trump also added, "I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward." With that in mind, here's a look at the potential 2028 Republican White House contenders. Vice President JD Vance appears to be the heir apparent to the "America First" movement and the Republican Party's powerful MAGA base. It was a point driven home by Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, MAGA rockstar and powerful ally of the vice president. "We are getting four more years of Trump and then eight years of JD Vance," Trump Jr. said on the campaign trail in Ohio a few weeks ahead of the November 2024 election. As sitting vice president, Vance enjoys plenty of perks that could boost him to frontrunner status. Among them, a large staff that comes with the job, and Air Force Two, which he has repeatedly used to make stops across the U.S. and the globe since the start of the second Trump administration. And Vance is now finance chair of the Republican National Committee, the first sitting vice president to hold such a position with a national party committee. The posting puts Vance in frequent contact with the GOP's top donors. But while Trump has hinted that Vance could be his successor and called him "a fantastic, brilliant guy" in the "Meet the Press" interview, he has avoided anointing his vice president as the party's next nominee. Vance has taken no steps toward a 2028 presidential run and isn't seriously thinking about it at this time, a source in the vice president's political orbit told Fox News. "I really am just not focused on politics," Vance said in early April in a "Fox and Friends" interview. "I'm not focused on the midterm elections in 2026, much less the presidential election in 2028. When we get to that point, I'll talk to the president. We'll figure out what we want to do." And the 40-year-old vice president added, "The way I think about it is, if we do a good job, the politics take care of themselves." In his "Meet the Press" interview, besides Vance, Trump also named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a "great" potential GOP leader. "Marco's doing an outstanding job," the president said. Rubio, a one-time rival who clashed with Trump during the combustible 2016 Republican presidential nomination battle, became a leading Trump ally in the U.S. Senate during the president's first term in office. And besides serving as secretary of state, the 53-year-old former senator from Florida is also acting national security advisor, acting head of the National Archives and acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. While Rubio's expanding portfolio in the second Trump administration is fueling speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid, he still faces skepticism from parts of MAGA world who question his "America First" credentials. Conservative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high after a landslide re-election in 2022, but an unsuccessful 2024 presidential primary run and a bruising battle with Trump knocked him down in stature. However, the term-limited 46-year-old governor, who has a year and a half left in office steering Florida, proved in the past few years his fundraising prowess and retains plenty of supporters across the country. DeSantis was also able, to a degree, to repair relations with Trump, helped raise money for the GOP ticket during the general election and earned a prime-time speaking slot at the 2024 Republican convention. And in December 2024, the governor was seen as a possible replacement when now-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination briefly faltered. While DeSantis is certain to still harbor national ambitions, his feud this year with the Republican-dominated Florida legislature and the controversy over a charity tied to Florida first lady Casey DeSantis are seen as potential hurdles. Thanks to his 2021 gubernatorial victory, the first by a Republican in Virginia in a dozen years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin instantly became a GOP rising star. In Virginia, governors are limited to one four-year term, which means Youngkin has seven months left in office. The 58-year-old governor, who hails from the Republican Party's business wing but has been able to thrive in a MAGA-dominated party, likely harbors national ambitions. And Youngkin's trip to Iowa, the state that for a half century has kicked off the GOP's presidential nominating calendar, in July to headline a state party fundraising gala is sparking 2028 speculation. Asked in late 2024 in a Fox News Digital interview about a White House run, Youngkin pointed to his job as governor, saying, "I need to finish strong so Virginia can really continue to soar. And that's what I'm going to spend my time on." After that, he said, "We'll see what's next." The popular conservative governor is one of the few in the GOP who can claim he faced Trump's wrath and not only survived, but thrived. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who is term-limited, has two years left in office and enjoys strong favorable ratings in a crucial battleground state. Kemp was heavily recruited by national Republicans to run in 2026 to try and flip a Democrat-controlled Senate seat. And the announcement earlier in May by the 61-year-old governor that he would pass on a 2026 Senate run, fueled buzz that Kemp may instead be mulling a 2028 White House run. Asked in November 2024 about a potential presidential run, Kemp told Fox News Digital, "I try to keep all doors open in politics." Sen. Ted Cruz was the runner-up to Trump in the blockbuster 2016 Republican presidential battle. The controversial conservative firebrand passed on challenging Trump again in 2024 as he ran for what was thought to be another difficult re-election bid after narrowly surviving his 2018 re-election. However, the 54-year-old senator ended up winning a third six-year term in the Senate by nearly nine points. Since the start of Trump's second administration, Cruz has reaffirmed his conservative credentials by voicing opposition to the president's controversial tariffs. Among the others to keep an eye on is Nikki Haley. The former two-term South Carolina governor, who served as U.N. ambassador in Trump's first term, was the first GOP challenger to jump into the race against the former president in the 2024 nomination race. Haley outlasted the rest of the field, becoming the final challenger to Trump before ending her White House bid in March 2024. While the 53-year-old Haley ended up backing Trump in the general election, her earlier clashes with the president during the primaries left their mark. Even though she addressed the GOP faithful at the 2024 convention, her political future in a party dominated by Trump is uncertain. Also, not to be discounted are three politicians who considered but passed on 2024 runs: Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. And besides Haley, we'll put three other 2024 candidates on the large list of possible 2028 contenders. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican frontrunner in the 2026 campaign for Ohio governor but likely still has strong national ambitions. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is a very visible player in Trump's Cabinet. And former Vice President Mike Pence, when asked earlier this month by Fox News Digital if he might consider another White House run, reiterated that he intends to "be a voice" for traditional and conservative values and "we'll let the future take care of itself."Original article source: Succeeding Trump: 6 Republican potential presidential hopefuls to keep your eyes on in 2028
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3 days ago
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Succeeding Trump: 6 Republican potential presidential hopefuls to keep your eyes on in 2028
The 2028 presidential election seems like a long way away, but in reality, the early moves are already underway by some Democrats with likely national ambitions. And one Republican politician is already selling 2028 merchandise. "Trump 2028" hats are available for $50 and T-shirts that read, "Trump 2028 (Re-write the Rules)," sell for $36 on the Trump Organization's website. But the rules are quite clear: The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office. And after months of flirting with running for a third term in the White House, President Donald Trump appears to be ruling out another campaign. Despite touting strong support in the MAGA world for a 2028 run for re-election, the president in an interview this month on NBC News' "Meet the Press" said, "I'm not looking at that." "I'll be an eight-year president," Trump added. "I'll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important." But Trump's 2028 flirtations, which he said weren't a joke, and his sweeping moves since the start of his second tour of duty in the White House are keeping the spotlight firmly on him, averting any lame-duck talk and putting a damper on any early moves by those in the Republican Party hoping to succeed the president. The race for the next GOP presidential nomination won't get underway until Trump's ready to share the spotlight, and he recently said it's "far too early" to begin holding those discussions. But Trump also added, "I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward." With that in mind, here's a look at the potential 2028 Republican White House contenders. Vice President JD Vance appears to be the heir apparent to the "America First" movement and the Republican Party's powerful MAGA base. It was a point driven home by Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, MAGA rockstar and powerful ally of the vice president. "We are getting four more years of Trump and then eight years of JD Vance," Trump Jr. said on the campaign trail in Ohio a few weeks ahead of the November 2024 election. As sitting vice president, Vance enjoys plenty of perks that could boost him to frontrunner status. Among them, a large staff that comes with the job, and Air Force Two, which he has repeatedly used to make stops across the U.S. and the globe since the start of the second Trump administration. And Vance is now finance chair of the Republican National Committee, the first sitting vice president to hold such a position with a national party committee. The posting puts Vance in frequent contact with the GOP's top donors. But while Trump has hinted that Vance could be his successor and called him "a fantastic, brilliant guy" in the "Meet the Press" interview, he has avoided anointing his vice president as the party's next nominee. Vance has taken no steps toward a 2028 presidential run and isn't seriously thinking about it at this time, a source in the vice president's political orbit told Fox News. "I really am just not focused on politics," Vance said in early April in a "Fox and Friends" interview. "I'm not focused on the midterm elections in 2026, much less the presidential election in 2028. When we get to that point, I'll talk to the president. We'll figure out what we want to do." And the 40-year-old vice president added, "The way I think about it is, if we do a good job, the politics take care of themselves." In his "Meet the Press" interview, besides Vance, Trump also named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a "great" potential GOP leader. "Marco's doing an outstanding job," the president said. Rubio, a one-time rival who clashed with Trump during the combustible 2016 Republican presidential nomination battle, became a leading Trump ally in the U.S. Senate during the president's first term in office. And besides serving as secretary of state, the 53-year-old former senator from Florida is also acting national security advisor, acting head of the National Archives and acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. While Rubio's expanding portfolio in the second Trump administration is fueling speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid, he still faces skepticism from parts of MAGA world who question his "America First" credentials. Conservative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high after a landslide re-election in 2022, but an unsuccessful 2024 presidential primary run and a bruising battle with Trump knocked him down in stature. However, the term-limited 46-year-old governor, who has a year and a half left in office steering Florida, proved in the past few years his fundraising prowess and retains plenty of supporters across the country. DeSantis was also able, to a degree, to repair relations with Trump, helped raise money for the GOP ticket during the general election and earned a prime-time speaking slot at the 2024 Republican convention. And in December 2024, the governor was seen as a possible replacement when now-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination briefly faltered. While DeSantis is certain to still harbor national ambitions, his feud this year with the Republican-dominated Florida legislature and the controversy over a charity tied to Florida first lady Casey DeSantis are seen as potential hurdles. Thanks to his 2021 gubernatorial victory, the first by a Republican in Virginia in a dozen years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin instantly became a GOP rising star. In Virginia, governors are limited to one four-year term, which means Youngkin has seven months left in office. The 58-year-old governor, who hails from the Republican Party's business wing but has been able to thrive in a MAGA-dominated party, likely harbors national ambitions. And Youngkin's trip to Iowa, the state that for a half century has kicked off the GOP's presidential nominating calendar, in July to headline a state party fundraising gala is sparking 2028 speculation. Asked in late 2024 in a Fox News Digital interview about a White House run, Youngkin pointed to his job as governor, saying, "I need to finish strong so Virginia can really continue to soar. And that's what I'm going to spend my time on." After that, he said, "We'll see what's next." The popular conservative governor is one of the few in the GOP who can claim he faced Trump's wrath and not only survived, but thrived. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who is term-limited, has two years left in office and enjoys strong favorable ratings in a crucial battleground state. Kemp was heavily recruited by national Republicans to run in 2026 to try and flip a Democrat-controlled Senate seat. And the announcement earlier in May by the 61-year-old governor that he would pass on a 2026 Senate run, fueled buzz that Kemp may instead be mulling a 2028 White House run. Asked in November 2024 about a potential presidential run, Kemp told Fox News Digital, "I try to keep all doors open in politics." Sen. Ted Cruz was the runner-up to Trump in the blockbuster 2016 Republican presidential battle. The controversial conservative firebrand passed on challenging Trump again in 2024 as he ran for what was thought to be another difficult re-election bid after narrowly surviving his 2018 re-election. However, the 54-year-old senator ended up winning a third six-year term in the Senate by nearly nine points. Since the start of Trump's second administration, Cruz has reaffirmed his conservative credentials by voicing opposition to the president's controversial tariffs. Among the others to keep an eye on is Nikki Haley. The former two-term South Carolina governor, who served as U.N. ambassador in Trump's first term, was the first GOP challenger to jump into the race against the former president in the 2024 nomination race. Haley outlasted the rest of the field, becoming the final challenger to Trump before ending her White House bid in March 2024. While the 53-year-old Haley ended up backing Trump in the general election, her earlier clashes with the president during the primaries left their mark. Even though she addressed the GOP faithful at the 2024 convention, her political future in a party dominated by Trump is uncertain. Also, not to be discounted are three politicians who considered but passed on 2024 runs: Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. And besides Haley, we'll put three other 2024 candidates on the large list of possible 2028 contenders. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican frontrunner in the 2026 campaign for Ohio governor but likely still has strong national ambitions. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is a very visible player in Trump's Cabinet. And former Vice President Mike Pence, when asked earlier this month by Fox News Digital if he might consider another White House run, reiterated that he intends to "be a voice" for traditional and conservative values and "we'll let the future take care of itself."
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Eye-Watering Price of Meeting Trump One-on-One Is Revealed
If you want a private audience with President Donald Trump, be prepared to pay. Trump has been offering one-to-one conversations in exchange for a hefty donation to MAGA Inc., a super PAC founded in 2022 that raises funds to support the GOP President, The New Yorker reported. The price is a cool $5 million, according to the magazine. It is a hefty hike since December, when MAGA supporters could buy a seat at a group dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago for $1 million. But it follows a spate of White House schemes to raise funds including a crypto dinner that came in at $1.7 million a seat and was billed as the 'most exclusive invitation in the world.' The new cash-to-talk scheme has shocked even the staunchest Trump supporters who are used to buying influence in Washington, The New Yorker reported. But it's not clear whether the $5 million investment is worth it, or what's on offer besides an opportunity to lobby the president in person. Lobbyists have had success with the administration since the start of Trump's second term in January. Pilgrim's Pride, a U.S. poultry producer, was the largest donor to Trump's inauguration fund and a few months later the administration announced policy changes that benefitted the company, such as agreeing not to increase salmonella testing, the New Yorker said. Notable businessmen have also been seen to cozy up to Trump by paying millions into the President's coffers. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg settled a lawsuit with Trump, agreeing to pay the President $25 million after dining at Mar-a-Lago, the New Yorker reported. Elon Musk has all but entwined his business interests with the Republican administration - in the latest move, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has emerged as the frontrunner for a contract to develop Trump's new missile shield project, Golden Dome. Last Thursday, Trump held a private dinner with more than 200 global investors in his meme coin. Critics warned the event gave investors unprecedented ability to lobby the President in-person while Trump benefits financially from their investment in his cryptocurrency. Senator Elizabeth Warren described the event as an 'orgy of corruption.' Trump's money-making schemes extended to merchandise in April with the release of 'Trump 2028″ embroidered hats for $50. The cap comes in 'MAGA' red. Presidents are limited to two terms in the White House according to 22nd Amendment of the Constitution meaning Trump will not be able to seek re-election in 2028. However, in March Trump said he was 'not joking' about running for a third term. He told NBC News there were 'methods' that would allow him to stay in power, without providing details. Even if that proves to be a troll, the MAGA Inc. PAC's vast war chest gives Trump extraordinary staying power in a second term. No second-term president has previously had so much cash and already some it has funded advertising campaigns in seats held by Republicans in districts which Trump lost, seen as the most vulnerable to losing in next year's midterms, Axios reported. Trump wants to spend the cash not to benefit Republicans altruistically but because he believes a Democratic-held House would impeach him for a third time and wants to avoid that stain, thew outlet reported. The White House and MAGA Inc. PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Beast.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump said something smart — but for all the wrong reasons
Many foolish statements — not to mention outright lies — have come from the mouth of Donald Trump. Yet in discussing tariffs, he said something a couple of weeks ago that made irrefutable sense: 'Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.' He later issued a clarification: 'All I'm saying is that a young lady, a 10-year-old-girl, 9-year-old girl, 15-year-old-girl, doesn't need 37 dolls.' He is absolutely right, but why pick on kids? That same principle applies to all sorts of consumer products marketed to adults: Bathrobes. Pickle ball paddles. Designer handbags. Surfboards. Basketball jerseys. Scented candles. Wind chimes. Garden gnomes. Stanley cups. The fact is, we don't need so much stuff, and for the president to say that — albeit in a roundabout way — is remarkable for a couple of reasons. As The Wall Street Journal succinctly put it: 'Americans aren't used to hearing their president scold them for being too materialistic.' It is especially dumbfounding that this particular president would do so. Given all the tchotchkes the Trump Organization is hawking online — fragrance infusers, cutting boards, lip moisturizer, golf balls, keychains, liquor flasks and of course, lots of T-shirts, including one that says 'Trump 2028' — it is counter-intuitive, not to mention hypocritical, for the president to suggest we deprive our children of dolls and pencils. (He also said kids don't need 250 pencils.) Still, his hypocrisy doesn't negate the truth of what he is saying. Our world is choking on an overabundance of items we don't need, almost all of which wind up in landfills — unless they are dumped at the side of the road or, worse, in our oceans and waterways. Have you seen video of the mounds of shredded clothing that wash ashore in Ghana? And don't get me started on all the energy it takes to produce and transport those must-have items we wear twice and then consign to the Goodwill bag. (Not that I have any room to judge.) Yet we believe EVs and offshore wind will save us, even as we keep on buying. And except for some minimalists who are mostly preaching to the choir, no one in charge is telling us to cut it out. Seriously, when's the last time you heard an elected leader suggest that we reduce consumption for the good of the planet? Or that an ever-increasing GDP may not be such a good thing after all? Which is exactly why Trump's offhand comments about dolls and pencils were on target. Not that he's preaching minimalism — if you could call it that — for any noble reason. He could care less about the environment, and even less about the financial and psychological benefits of a spending diet. He's suggesting cutbacks as a temporary fix — not a permanent lifestyle change — because at heart, he's a ruthless salesman who is happy to enrich himself at our expense. He just doesn't want us to buy stuff made in places like China and India and Vietnam, and he's convinced that tariffing the heck out of those nations will make their goods (i.e. dolls and pencils) unaffordable and revive manufacturing in the U.S. That will take a while, though, and while we're waiting for American factories to start spitting out toys and T-shirts, the president wants us to be patient and maybe cut a few more notches in our belts. But will prices be any lower when and if this miraculous manufacturing revival is complete? That's doubtful, due in large part to higher labor costs. broke down the cost of manufacturing clothing in the U.S. and came up with these estimates: an organic cotton dress shirt or blouse, $126-$207; a jacket, $332-$1,644, depending on fabric; and jeans, $234-$334. (If you're interested in buying clothes made in the U.S., or just want to price them, check out this list of American manufacturers.) In other words, we'd better get used to the two-doll, five-pencil limit, because even though Trump is negotiating deals with other nations, he's not about to give up on his 'beautiful' tariffs. But kids shouldn't be the only ones making sacrifices. While we're at it, maybe we should cut back on the Stanley cups and tote bags?
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
A 2028 Rubio rivalry? Nothing to see here, says JD Vance
WASHINGTON − A rivalry between potential 2028 competitors Marco Rubio and JD Vance? The vice president says it doesn't exist. In an interview in Fox News, Vance laughed off reports President Donald Trump is stoking tension between them. "Not all," Vance said. "Marco's probably my best friend in the administration. We hang out and talk all the time. He's doing a really good job." Marco's moment: Rubio in the hot seat amid Trump team shakeup Trump is term limited and has named both men as potential successors. Vance edged out Rubio for vice president, but Trump gave Rubio a spot in his Cabinet as secretary of state. Trump recently handed Rubio more responsibility, making him interim national security adviser after the ouster of Michael Waltz. The appointment showed a growing trust in the former Florida senator, who ran against Trump for president in 2016. In interviews since he resumed office, Trump has declined to put his thumb on the scale for Vance, a former Ohio senator who served alongside Rubio for two years on Capitol Hill before Trump's 2024 victory and Rubio's ascention to the cabinet. In an NBC interview that aired on May 4, the president namechecked them both as he spoke about the future of MAGA. "You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who's fantastic," Trump said. "I could name 10, 15, 20 people right now just sitting here." Trump's MAGA Translator: VP JD Vance gains clout with Trump and MAGA with bombshell moments Vance brushed off the comments in the Fox interview, as he's done in the past when Trump's non-endorsement has come up. "The president's not going to name a successor 110 days into his administration, nor should he," Vance said. He added: "I can see myself doing a really good job for the next 1,100 days, and then the American people can figure it out from there." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A rivalry with Rubio? Not at all, says possible 2028 competitor Vance
