President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he expects his vice president, JD Vance, to be a top contender for the presidency in 2028, going a step further toward naming him the heir apparent to his “Make America Great Again” movement.
“Well, I think most likely, in all fairness, he’s the vice president,” Trump said when asked if Vance was likely to pick up the mantle as his spiritual successor. “I think Marco is also somebody that maybe would get together with JD in some form.”
Trump took the question at an event commemorating the establishment of the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics. He was joined on stage by roughly a dozen members of his administration, including his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and others.