US Vice President JD Vance is keeping his eyes on the present, at least for now. Appearing on My View with Lara Trump Saturday night, the Republican leader sidestepped about a potential 2028 White House run . But, he left the door open.
"If we do a good job in 2025 and 2026, then we can talk about the politics in 2027," Vance said. "The American people are so fed up with folks who are already running for the next job, seven months into the current one," he added.
He framed the vice presidency as both a humbling challenge and a proving ground. "There are a lot of great people," he said. "If I do end up running, it's not going to be given to me—either on the Republican side or on the national side. I'm just going to keep on working hard. [This] may be the most important job I ever had, outside of being a father to those three beautiful kids. So I'm going to try to do my best job, and I think if I do that, the politics will figure itself out."
Praising Trump's relentless style
Vance spent much of the interview heaping praise on his running mate, calling Trump a tireless leader who "doesn't have an off switch."
"Sometimes, the president will call you at 12:30 or 2 am, and then call you at 6 am about a totally different topic," Vance said with a laugh. "It's like, 'Mr President, did you go to sleep last night?' … What’s made this so much fun is the president all the time saying, 'JD, you go and do this,' or 'JD, you go and talk to these leaders.' That ability to delegate and trust his people has been really amazing."
Eyes on 2028, but not too soon
Pressed about Democratic names already floating for 2028, Vance dismissed them as candidates with "very bad records." Still, he stressed that for him, the future hinges on how he performs in the present.
"There are a lot of great people," Vance said of a possible GOP primary. "If I do end up running, I'll have to work for it."
"If we do a good job in 2025 and 2026, then we can talk about the politics in 2027," Vance said. "The American people are so fed up with folks who are already running for the next job, seven months into the current one," he added.
He framed the vice presidency as both a humbling challenge and a proving ground. "There are a lot of great people," he said. "If I do end up running, it's not going to be given to me—either on the Republican side or on the national side. I'm just going to keep on working hard. [This] may be the most important job I ever had, outside of being a father to those three beautiful kids. So I'm going to try to do my best job, and I think if I do that, the politics will figure itself out."
Praising Trump's relentless style
Vance spent much of the interview heaping praise on his running mate, calling Trump a tireless leader who "doesn't have an off switch."
"Sometimes, the president will call you at 12:30 or 2 am, and then call you at 6 am about a totally different topic," Vance said with a laugh. "It's like, 'Mr President, did you go to sleep last night?' … What’s made this so much fun is the president all the time saying, 'JD, you go and do this,' or 'JD, you go and talk to these leaders.' That ability to delegate and trust his people has been really amazing."
Eyes on 2028, but not too soon
Pressed about Democratic names already floating for 2028, Vance dismissed them as candidates with "very bad records." Still, he stressed that for him, the future hinges on how he performs in the present.
"There are a lot of great people," Vance said of a possible GOP primary. "If I do end up running, I'll have to work for it."
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