Overview
- In a Fox News interview, the vice president said he will “sit down” with the president after the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms to talk about a possible 2028 bid.
- He said he is trying not to focus on 2028 and is concentrating on his current duties and on helping Republicans win next year.
- Vance argued GOP success in 2026 is needed to protect policies he says the president set in motion over the past ten months.
- Trump has recently acknowledged the 22nd Amendment bars him from running in 2028, prompting discussion of successors that include Vance and Marco Rubio.
- Recent polling shows tight hypothetical races, including Gavin Newsom leading Vance 39% to 37% and Pete Buttigieg leading 41% to 37%, with many voters undecided.