Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson predicted during a Tuesday podcast that Vice President JD Vance will become the Republican Party’s 2028 presidential nominee.
President Donald Trump declined to endorse Vance for the party’s 2028 nomination during a February Fox News interview, saying there are “a lot of very capable people.” However, Carlson said on “VINCE ” that he does not believe this was an indication that Trump will not ultimately back the vice president in 2028.
“I think people want to leave a legacy, all of us do, and great men especially do. And the only person in the entire Republican Party from my position who’s capable of carrying on the Trump legacy and expanding it, making it what it should fully be, is JD Vance,” Carlson, whose son Buckley serves as Vance’s deputy press secretary, said. “I think his loyalty is without question and his service to Trump has been profound. So I’m assuming that was just like a phrase that you feel you have to use.”
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Host Vince Coglianese chimed in to suggest Trump may have declined to endorse Vance in order to protect him. Carlson agreed. Coglianese also asserted Trump may have been trying to prevent people from focusing on 2028 due to the president still having “a lot of work to do” during his administration.
“That’s exactly right and there’s a lot that will happen between now and then … there’s no one else [to carry on Trump’s legacy],” Carlson added. “And I think, already, I mean, it’s a tough gig for any vice president, this one included … But he has been a powerful partner for Trump. I don’t see any other, at this point, as of today, any other conceivable option. I think JD Vance will be the nominee.”
Mediate reported on March 7 that Donald Trump Jr. was weighing a 2028 run, but Trump’s son strongly denied it, citing his role in assisting Vance in becoming the 2024 GOP vice presidential nominee.
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“I accurately predicted that my buddy JD would be an instant power player in national GOP politics, so your theory is that I worked my ass off to help get him the VP nomination because I want to run for president in 2028?” he wrote in a statement to the outlet. “Are you fucking retarded? I’m actually glad you’re printing this bullshit though because at least now the rest of the press corps will see how shitty your ‘sources’ are and how easily you’re played by them. Congrats, moron.”
Political analyst Mark Halperin also asserted on Nov. 26 that Vance’s willingness and capability in conducting interviews on numerous platforms gives him a major edge over other likely 2028 presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle.
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“Unlike [former Vice President] Kamala Harris, I don’t think there’s a show in America JD Vance would turn down by saying, ‘You know, I can’t do it,’ or, ‘I’m worried about the reception I’d get.’ That’s a huge advantage for him,” he said. “And if you look at the other people who are talked about as potential presidential candidates in both parties, [Democratic Pennsylvania] Governor Shapiro has been going on Fox News. He’s pretty confident about going places. The others, less so, and their performance level is just not that great.”
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