Trump's blunt response to whether JD Vance will succeed him

Donald Trump has stated that he does not inherently view Vice President JD Vance as his automatic successor in the 2028 presidential election.

In an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News, which was conducted prior to the Super Bowl, Trump shared his opinions on his vice president, as The New York Post reported.

“Do you view Vice President JD Vance as your successor, the Republican nominee in 2028?” Baier questioned.

“No, but he's very capable,” Trump responded. “I mean, I don't think that it, you know, I think you have a lot of very capable people. So far, I think he's doing a fantastic job. It’s too early, we're just starting.”

Wouldn't Be The First Time

Vance would be far from the first vice president in recent history to pursue the presidency. After serving as vice president, Joe Biden, Al Gore, George H.W. Bush, and Walter F. Mondale all won their party's presidential primary contests. Biden and Bush both went on to secure the presidency.

In the interim, Vance is participating in his inaugural international tour as vice president, which includes the Munich Security Conference and an AI summit in Paris.

“At the AI Summit, the main reason I’m going is actually to have some private conversations with the world leaders who are also going to be there,” the vice president told Breitbart last week.

“I think there’s a lot that some of the leaders who are present at the AI summit could do to, frankly, bring the Russia-Ukraine conflict to a close, help us diplomatically there.”

Vance's Movements

According to Politico, Vance is also scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Vice President Kaja Kallas.

According to Punchbowl News, the vice president is also reportedly "quarterbacking" an agreement to save TikTok in conjunction with National Security Adviser Michael Waltz.

This implies that Vance and Waltz are in the process of negotiating an agreement while also analyzing the technical, diplomatic, and national security implications of such a deal.

They are also responsible for determining whether the U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned app TikTok should be implemented in April or who will own it.