Asked by Fox News host Bret Baier if he considered his “deputy” JD Vance as his “successor” and the Republican presidential candidate in 2028, Trump replied: “No, but he’s very capable. I think we have a lot of very capable people.”
“So far, I think he’s done a great job. But it’s still early, we’re just getting started,” Trump said.
Mr Trump cannot run for a third term as president due to the term limits in the US Constitution, raising the question of who could lead the Republican Party after Mr Trump’s current term ends.
Mr. JD Vance is considered a potential future candidate after he was chosen by Mr. Trump as his “vice president” in the 2024 election campaign. However, not all Republicans have faith in Mr. Vance.
With the 2028 US presidential election still a long way off, both Democrats and Republicans have time to consider potential candidates. The 2026 midterm elections will play a key role in shaping the political landscape and presidential candidates for each party.
A recent poll of Republican voters found that if the primary were held now, Mr. Vance would be the top choice to represent the party in the general election. Twenty-seven percent of Republicans polled said they would support Vice President Vance.
Con trai cả của Tổng thống, Donald Trump Jr. (47 tuổi), cũng nằm trong số những gương mặt được coi là ứng cử viên tiềm năng của đảng Cộng hòa. Trong cuộc thăm dò, có 21% đảng Cộng hòa muốn Donald Trump, Jr. trở thành ứng cử viên tổng thống năm 2028.
Những nhân vật tiềm năng khác trong danh sách rút gọn của đảng Cộng hòa năm 2028, bao gồm Thống đốc Florida Ron DeSantis, cựu Đại sứ Liên Hợp Quốc Nikki Haley và Ngoại trưởng Marco Rubio.
