{"id":30255,"date":"2026-08-06T21:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30255"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:08:46","slug":"we-need-to-elect-jd-trump-privately-crowns-vance-as-preferred-successor-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30255","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Need to Elect JD\u2019: Trump Privately Crowns Vance as Preferred Successor: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5719244\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5719244\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5719244\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trump-15-1200x800.jpeg\" alt=\"Donald Trump and JD Vance in Oval Office \" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5719244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump smiles as Vice President JD Vance speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> is privately pushing Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> as his White House successor to donors, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Washington Post&#8217;s<\/em> <strong>Natalie Allison<\/strong> and <strong>Isaac Arnsdorf <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/06\/trump-tells-donors-we-need-elect-jd-vp-weighs-his-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Thursday that Trump recently pushed Vance as a 2028 candidate in a private meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the end of the day, we need to elect JD,&#8221; Trump told donors in the Oval Office, according to two people familiar with the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has not publicly backed anyone for 2028, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/trump-says-hes-been-studying-rubio-and-vance-to-see-if-they-like-each-other-ahead-of-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talking up<\/a> both Vance and Secretary of State <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> in public, and occasionally even joking about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/trump-gives-new-answer-when-asked-about-unconstitutional-third-term-wouldnt-it-be-terrrible-if\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third term<\/a> for himself. According to an MS NOW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/less-vance-is-more-trump-reportedly-loves-vice-president-as-2028-nominee-after-he-lost-a-bunch-of-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> last month, Trump has grown more favorable to Vance running in 2028 due to the vice president&#8217;s recent media appearances and his slimmer look.<\/p>\n<p>Some in Trump&#8217;s orbit, however, are not completely convinced Vance is the president&#8217;s 2028 pick just yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone assuming it\u2019s a lock is just getting way ahead of themselves, or just doesn\u2019t know the president very well,&#8221; a White House official said.<\/p>\n<p>That same official told <em>The<\/em> <em>Post <\/em>that Trump was &#8220;peppering people around him with questions&#8221; on Marine One last month about Vance versus Rubio. That pop quiz would have taken place a few weeks before Trump&#8217;s Oval Office meeting with donors.<\/p>\n<p>Six other &#8220;Trumpworld advisors&#8221; also cautioned it&#8217;s far too early for the president to have made a final decision, saying they &#8220;aren&#8217;t convinced&#8221; that Trump has settled on Vance.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump adviser said the president &#8220;has privately resolved that Vance will be the heir to the GOP,&#8221; but cautioned that it&#8217;s still too early to tell whether Vance will run or Trump will back him with an endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Trump would like to see Rubio on a ticket with Vance, but it&#8217;s unclear if Rubio would want to be Vance&#8217;s 2028 running mate.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/we-need-to-elect-jd-trump-privately-crowns-vance-as-preferred-successor-report\/\">\u2018We Need to Elect JD\u2019: Trump Privately Crowns Vance as Preferred Successor: Report<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump smiles as Vice President JD Vance speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) President Donald Trump is privately pushing Vice President JD Vance as his White House successor to donors, according to a new report. 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