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Do you remember when President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Fox News last month and anchor Bret Baier tossed him what seemed like a softball question: “Do you view Vice President JD Vance as your successor, the Republican nominee in 2028?” His response raised eyebrows.
“No,buthe’sverycapable,”Trumpsaidflatly,quicklypivotingtopraiseVance’sworksofar.“Imean,Idon’tthinkthatit,youknow,Ithinkyouhavealotofverycapablepeople.Sofar,Ithinkhe’sdoingafantasticjob.It’stooearly;we’rejuststarting.”
ThebluntnesswithwhichTrumpdismissedtheideaofVanceashis2028successorshockedthosewhohadassumedthatthevicepresidentwouldnaturallyinherittheMAGAmantle.Butnow,itseemswemayfinallyhaveananswerastowhy.
AccordingtoareportfromMediaite,Trump’scommentsdidn’tcomeasashocktomanyinTrump’sinnercircle.TheysaythatTrump’sdesiretokeephispoliticaldynastyalivebeyondhisownsecondterminofficedrovehiscomments.Accordingtothreehigh-levelsources,DonaldTrumpJr.,whohasbeenaconstantpresenceintheMAGAmovement,isseriouslyconsideringarun
