Vice-President JD Vance has said he will discuss a potential 2028 presidential run with his wife after the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Vance spoke about his decision-making process, stating he tries not to make decisions until he 'absolutely must'.
Speaking about his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, which details his conversion to Catholicism, Vance said: 'Usha and I will absolutely sit down and talk about what comes next for our family. People sort of assume that I'm sitting around, figuring out, whether I'm gonna run for president … the way that I make decisions is that I try not to make them until I absolutely must.'
The vice-president expressed confidence that President Donald Trump would support his decision. 'I have no doubt that the president of the United States is going to be very supportive of anything that I ultimately decide to do,' Vance said. He added that he never initiates discussions about his political future with Trump, but the president frequently brings it up, both publicly and privately.
When asked if Trump had explicitly asked him to seek the Republican nomination, Vance said the president was 'not positive or negative', but rather discussed it in terms of 'what's gonna happen' and 'how do we make sure that we're successful'.
The Washington Post has reported that Vance may delay his decision due to the upcoming birth of his fourth child, due in July, according to an unnamed source. Vance is considered a top contender for the GOP nomination, with potential rivals including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Donald Trump Jr.
