JD Vance Hints At His Plans For 2028

On Nov 15, 2025

Vice President JD Vance pulled back the curtain on his consideration of a 2028 presidential bid in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday.

Vance admitted he has been thinking about his political future, but made clear his priority is making sure Republicans deliver a strong performance in next year’s elections.

“I would say that I’ve thought about what that moment might look like after the midterm elections, sure. 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,” Vance said.

“I really want us to win the midterms because if the Democrats get in power they’re going to try to screw up a lot of the great things the president of the United States has done over the past 10 months,” Vance continued.

Vance added that he has plans to discuss a 2028 White House run with Trump after the November 2026 elections.

“We’re going to do everything we can to win the midterms,” Vance said. “And then after that, I’m going to sit down with the president of United States and talk to him about it. But let’s focus on the now, because we’ve got well over a year to do as much as we can for the American people.”

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Trump, who has at times hinted at plans to pursue an unconstitutional third term in office, has also floated both Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.

But Vance, who has previously called Rubio his “best friend in the administration,” claimed there’s no rivalry between them despite speculation about the future.

“If Marco eventually runs for president, then that’s — we can cross that bridge when we come to it,” the vice president said.