Trump says it’s ‘very early’ to talk about a Hegseth 2028 presidential campaign

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters it was too soon to discuss his potential successor, sidestepping talk of a 2028 campaign by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio have also been urged by supporters to run.

Trump says it's 'very early' to talk about a Hegseth 2028 presidential campaign  Reuters

President Donald Trump praised War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s leadership but claimed it was too early to consider backing a 2028 White House run by the Pentagon chief. “I think he’s doing a fantastic job, but it’s very early to talk about that,” Trump told the Washington Examiner while speaking in the Oval Office on Mond

President Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval Office that it’s too early to discuss the possibility of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth running for president in 2028. “I think he’s doing a fantastic job, but it’s very early to talk about that,” Trump said in response to chatter about a Hegseth run. “We have to…

While US president Donald Trump continues to cause concern by repeatedly entertaining the idea of an unconstitutional third presidential term, potential Republican successors for 2028 are also making headlines, with the latest rumours and speculation surrounding the Fox News host turned defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth reportedly sees himself as appealing to US President Donald Trump's MAGA voter base through similar attributes to the president, NBC reported.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering a presidential run in 2028, sources told NBC News. Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, have floated the idea of a presidential run for the past few months, believing he has some of the same attributes that have made Donald Trump popular with the MAGA movement, two people famili