Overview
- The Los Angeles Times reported that Trump told Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on multiple occasions that a third term is not possible under the Constitution’s two-term limit.
- Turning Point USA, led by Erika Kirk, formally endorsed Vice President JD Vance for 2028 and pledged to work to elect him.
- Trump has praised Vance as “very capable” and the “most likely” choice to lead the ticket but has stopped short of an explicit endorsement.
- A recent CNN poll found only 22 percent of Republicans back Vance, while 64 percent said they have no specific candidate in mind for 2028.
- New analysis notes Vance leading early indicators such as New Hampshire polling and betting markets, even as Steve Bannon criticizes him as “not tough enough.”