Trump says it’s ‘way too early’ to endorse JD Vance amid reports he privately backs VP for 2028

Earlier Thursday, the Washington Post reported Trump told GOP benefactors during an Oval Office meeting two-weeks ago that “at the end of the day, we need to elect JD.” The president’s alleged remark was subsequently confirmed by Fox News.

President Donald Trump pushed back on reports that he’s told GOP donors that Vice President JD Vance is his preferred successor in 2028. Reporters asked Trump whether he was publicly advocating a Vance run during an Oval Office event on ending birthright citizenship on Thursday. “I heard about it a little while ago,” T

President Trump reportedly told donors he wants Vice President Vance representing Republicans in the 2028 election, despite refraining from committing to a preferred candidate in public. Trump told donors in the Oval Office roughly two weeks ago that, “At the end of the day, we need to elect JD,” according to The Washi