Overview
- Vice President JD Vance told CBS Sunday Morning that he has not decided whether to seek the 2028 Republican nomination and that he and his wife, Usha Vance, will discuss the question after the 2026 midterm elections.
- Vance said he expects President Trump to be very supportive of whatever choice he makes and that the president often raises the topic publicly and privately, though Vance does not bring it up himself.
- He emphasized that his political future is not his current focus and said he will not let speculation about a future campaign distract him from his duties as vice president.
- Vance is raising his public profile through interviews and the release of a new memoir about his conversion to Catholicism, titled 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.'
- Party strategists see Vance as one of several leading potential 2028 contenders, and his post-midterms decision could influence endorsements, rival positioning, and the early field dynamics.