{"id":2641676,"date":"2026-08-07T06:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-anointing-jd-vance-for-president-in-2028-isnt-set-in-stone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:54:43","slug":"trump-anointing-jd-vance-for-president-in-2028-isnt-set-in-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-anointing-jd-vance-for-president-in-2028-isnt-set-in-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump anointing JD Vance for president in 2028 isn&#8217;t &#8216;set in stone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-anointing-jd-vance-for-president-in-2028-isnt-set-in-stone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Insiders suggest that President donald Trump favors JD Vance as his potential successor for 2028, but his support remains uncertain, and he could still back other candidates like Marco Rubio. While Trump has publicly expressed a preference for Vance, he has not made a definitive endorsement, and his decisions may depend on the outcomes of the upcoming midterms and financial considerations.both Vance and Rubio have not yet announced presidential bids, with Vance seen as the early favorite initially, though Rubio has gained ground in recent polls. Trump has expressed admiration for both men privately, but he is cautious about publicly elevating them at this stage. There is also speculation about other contenders, including Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantis, and potential third-party bids from figures like Tucker Carlson. Ultimately, Trump&#8217;s endorsement decisions are viewed as strategic and contingent on various political developments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trumpworld insiders say that while President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> favors Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> as a potential successor in 2028, his support isn\u2019t \u201cset in stone\u201d and the president could still wind up backing Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> or even another Republican candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several individuals with insight into Trump\u2019s thinking told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that although the president has said \u201cwe need to elect JD,\u201d he hasn\u2019t yet made up his mind on a potential successor.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4678104\/trump-jd-vance-presidential-endorsement-not-set-in-stone\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump anointing Vance for president in 2028 not \u2018set in stone\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4678407\/trump-way-too-early-endorse-jd-vance-2028\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says it\u2019s \u2018way too early to even be thinking about\u2019 endorsing JD Vance for 2028<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4676389\/rubio-crushes-vance-western-conservative-summit-2028-straw-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio crushes Vance in Western Conservative Summit 2028 straw poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s DJT. He will say \u2018it\u2019s JD\u2019 and then he\u2019ll say to someone, \u2018Who do you like between Marco and JD?\u2019 It\u2019s just how DJT is,\u201d a Republican strategist close to the administration said Thursday. \u201cHe\u2019s been saying this s*** to donors and others that it\u2019s going to be JD for a while, but with DJT nothing\u2019s ever for sure until he makes a public endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former senior Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"125\">White House<\/a> official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Trump is still hoping for a Vance-Rubio ticket but is unsure whether the secretary of state would want to sign up for the vice presidency at this point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing is set in stone. I think [Trump\u2019s] going to want to see how the midterms turn out, see what the money landscape looks like before making an actual endorsement,\u201d that person explained. \u201cThe funny thing is you have all of these \u2018insiders\u2019 claiming to know exactly what the president will do, but I\u2019d say that\u2019s all up in the air until the president actually tweets it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump himself was asked on Thursday about a <em>Washington Post <\/em>report that he\u2019d told GOP donors that \u201cat the end of the day, we need to elect JD.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think he\u2019s great, but we\u2019re way too early to even be thinking about that,\u201d Trump said in response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither Vance nor Rubio has yet announced a presidential bid. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-way-too-early-to-even-be-thinking-about-endorsing-vance-for-2028\/\" title=\"...: &#039;Way too early to even be ... about&#039; endorsing ... for 2028\">men remain close allies<\/a>, and Rubio has even gone as far as to say he won\u2019t run against Vance in 2028. Individuals close to Vance previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the vice president wasn\u2019t expected to make a decision on a White House bid until after November\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, longtime GOP aides noted that either Vance or Rubio would have to declare bids \u201cbefore too long,\u201d especially with GOP rivals such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) eyeing their own campaigns. A former top Trump campaign aide told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that rumors surrounding a third-party bid from conservative commentator Tucker Carlson also \u201cstresses the urgency for a front-runner candidate to try to clear the field early.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Vance led Rubio as the odds-on favorite to succeed Trump in the early days of the president\u2019s term, Rubio has made significant ground in a number of polls and prediction markets. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">straw poll conducted<\/a> at the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/centennial.ccu.edu\/press\/western-conservative-summit-straw-poll-sends-early-2028-signal\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/centennial.ccu.edu\/press\/western-conservative-summit-straw-poll-sends-early-2028-signal\/\"> Western Conservative Summit<\/a> in Colorado over the weekend gave Rubio a 36-point lead over Vance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since last year, Trump has repeatedly said that he likes both Vance and Rubio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11676\">for 2028<\/a>. The president has actively avoided publicly elevating either man, but has spent months privately polling advisers, donors, and high-ranking Republicans about their preferences for 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance himself laughed off the president\u2019s process earlier this summer, comparing it to Trump\u2019s long tenure as host of the primetime reality show <em>The Apprentice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, I just don\u2019t think it sounds like the president of the United States to have a televised competition for who would succeed him as his apprentice,\u201d he told reporters when asked about the president\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A GOP operative plugged into the administration told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that a Trump endorsement would depend on a candidate\u2019s likelihood of success. The operative noted that Trump loves to tout his successful endorsement record, but presidential primaries are, by nature, competitive, at least early on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677011\/trump-abdul-el-sayed-remark-las-vegas\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS ABDUL EL SAYED IS \u2018FULL OF S***\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina were not walks in the park for Trump,\u201d they added. \u201cNo reason to believe they will be for Vance or really anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re thinking about nothing besides November,\u201d a senior Republican official working closely with Trump\u2019s political team told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cEverything else is just noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump allies: Trump may back Vance, but not certain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3007,"featured_media":2641677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26198064483287.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44527,6571,32082,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2641676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-presidential-race","tag-elections","tag-jd-vance","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26198064483287.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641680,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641676\/revisions\/2641680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}