Trump Solicits Audience Support for 2028 Successor Amidst Speculation on Vance and Rubio
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“I just don’t think it sounds like the president of the United States to have a televised competition for who would succeed him as his apprentice. I just think that’s not at all what you would expect the president to do,” Vance said sarcastically at a press conference focused on anti-benefit fraud efforts.
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Fox News"I just don't think it sounds like the president of the United States to have a televised competition for who would succeed him as his apprentice," quipped Vance in response. "I just think that's not at all what you would expect the president to do."
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President Donald Trump asked the audience to cheer for who they liked for the 2028 presidential ticket. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considered front runners for 2028 Republicans.
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The Daily WirePresident Donald Trump polled a crowd at the White House on Monday, asking if they would like to see Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio run for president in 2028.
Fox NewsTrump teased a potential ticket with Vance and Rubio earlier this week, but the president did not say who would be the one to fill his shoes. Vance had previously said the media was creating "conflict" when asked in recent months about alleged tension between the pair as Washington, D.C., inches closer to 2028.
Washington TimesPresident Trump suggested Monday that Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would make a strong 2028 presidential ticket, polling the crowd at a White House dinner before stopping short of formally endorsing either man.
Washington ExaminerA new poll of adults in the United States found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are the top choices in their respective parties for the 2028 presidential election.
The HillOcasio-Cortez, Rubio top poll of 2028 presidential contenders Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio came out ahead in new polling about voters’ preferences for the 2028 presidential election.   The Atlas National Poll asked Democratic and Republican voters to choose whom they would support in the 2028 primaries among possible party contenders. Twenty-six percent of Democratic voters indicated they…
New York PostTrump hosted the NBC reality show for 14 seasons. Getty Images Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are widely considered to be the frontrunners for 2028. AP
BreitbartA recent AtlasIntel poll found far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leading the potential crowd of 2028 presidential candidates.
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Harris, speaking with Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network Convention on April 10, said she "might" run for president again: "I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking about it."
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BreitbartHarris has yet to definitively say whether she plans to run again, but she dropped perhaps her biggest hint during an appearance at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention.
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This is not the first time she has had to answer about her own political ambitions. In February, AOC was asked a similar question during a panel, the interviewer saying: “So, when you run for president, are you going to impose a wealth tax or a billionaire’s tax?”
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Rubio and Vance both showed how each is handling the most complex and difficult issue today, which is the war in Iran.
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01 New York Post “I think it’s natural for him to joke around with us a little bit, to play around with the idea, but I can tell you, the president is as focused as any of us on making sure we do as good of a job now for the American people.”
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02 Fox News "I love Marco. I think he's a great secretary of state. He's become a very, very dear friend. But I think both of us are very much focused on accomplishing the American people's business right now," said Vance during a press conference on Wednesday focused on the administration's fraud crackdown.
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03 Breitbart Harris came in a distant fourth place with 12.9 percent support, with all other potential candidates falling into the single digits.
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04 USA Today Here's what the congresswoman said, and what prediction markets are currently thinking about who could be the next Democratic nominee in the 2028 election.
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05 Washington Times “It’s very Trump to constantly do a pulse check on how folks feel about Marco versus Vance. That is very much in the president’s DNA, to get a sense of where donors are and politicos and even folks in the media,” Mr. Seitchik said. “The president is always evaluating and comparing, and he’s well aware also that, by nature, those types of questions generate competition, which anyone who’s watched ’The Apprentice’ knows he values.”
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06 The Daily Wire Rubio and Vance are widely seen as the most serious contenders to succeed Trump and shape the future of the MAGA movement.
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07 Washington Examiner Among Democrats, Ocasio-Cortez narrowly edged out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, while Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and former Vice President Kamala Harris trailed in third and fourth place.
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