The Vice President is less than a year into his tenure. But he’s already got his sights further down the road.
And now JD Vance issued a 2028 election announcement that is raising eyebrows.
Vance Eyes 2028 Presidential Run
Vice President JD Vance admitted on Thursday that he’s pondered the prospect of launching a presidential bid to follow Donald Trump in 2028, with intentions to discuss it openly with the president after the upcoming midterm elections.
“I would say that I’ve thought about what that moment might look like after the midterm elections, sure,” Vance, 41, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in a one-on-one interivew.
“But I also, whenever I think about that, I try to put it out of my head and remind myself the American people elected me to do a job right now and my job is to do it.”
Prioritizing Midterms and Trump’s Legacy
The vice president emphasized his focus on securing Republican victories in the midterms to safeguard the administration’s achievements.
“I really want us to win the midterms because, if the Democrats get in power, they’re gonna try to screw up a lot of the great things the president of the United States has done over the past 10 months,” the veep went on. “Again, trees that have been planted, some of which won’t even bear fruit for a few years. I don’t want the Democrats to screw that up.
“So we’re going to win the midterms, we’re going to do everything that we can to win the midterms, and then after that, I’m going to sit down with the president of the United States and talk to him about it.”
With Trump, 79, constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third term, the president hinted last month during a Far East trip that Vance paired with Secretary of State Marco Rubio could form an “unstoppable” Republican duo.
Alliance with Rubio and 2028 Poll Dominance
Vance downplayed any rivalry with Rubio, highlighting their close bond and shared priorities in the administration.
“People have asked me, ‘Well, you know, do you see Marco as a rival?” Vance said. “First of all, if either one of us end up running, it’s a long, long ways in the future, and neither of us is entitled to it.
“So, I think it would be ridiculous for me to say, ‘Well, Marco is a rival.’ No, no, no. Marco’s a colleague. The president of the United States has asked each of us to do two very important jobs, and that’s what we should focus on.”
In an interview with Post columnist Miranda Devine on the “Pod Force One” podcast Oct. 29, Vance called Rubio “my best friend in the administration.”
“When I say that Marco is my best friend, that’s no insult to anybody else in the administration because, you know, when I came into the Senate [in 2023], Marco was a bit of a mentor to me,” Vance told Hannity Thursday night.
“He [was] one of the younger guys in the Senate. He’s got, you know, by the standards of Washington, he still has a young family. He’s got kids who are in law school and college, and so, there’s just a lot of commonality that we have.
“We’re both people of very strong faith, and our wives get along well. It’s just — he’s a good guy and I like coming to work with him and I like talking to him about the things that confront the administration, confront the president.”
As the second Trump term approaches its one-year mark, Vance emerges as the frontrunner for the 2028 GOP nomination.
According to a new poll from Overton Insights released this week, the former senator from Ohio would get the support of 34% of Republican primary voters in a hypothetical nationwide contest.
Vance was followed in the sweepstakes by the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. (22%); Florida Gov. Ron Desantis (12%); Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (8%); Rubio (7%); former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (5%); and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (also 5%).
