Vice President JD Vance told Breitbart News on Wednesday evening that his and President Donald Trump’s attention is squarely on fulfilling their current responsibilities—not on speculating about the 2028 election.
Vance explained that once Trump achieves the goals his administration has set, there will be widespread enthusiasm for him to continue leading. But for now, any talk about 2028 is premature.
“Well, look, I think President Trump is going to accomplish so many great things for the American people, and he already has, but of course, we’re only a few months into this, that I think by the end of his term, the American people were going to say, yeah, we’d love to have a third term of President Trump,” Vance told Breitbart News. “At the same time, President Trump is not focused on politics, and I’m not focused on politics. We’re focused on governing, on actually delivering on the mandate that the American people gave us. So I expect to work with and for President Trump for years to come, not just over the next few years. We’ll see what happens in 2026 and 2028, but I’m focused on doing a good job for the American people right now, and I know that’s what President Trump believes. If we take care of business now, yeah, the American people are going to want four more years of President Trump’s leadership. But we got to deliver first, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
These remarks from Vance follow a recent interview in which Trump left the door open, however slightly, to another White House bid—even though the Constitution currently bars him from doing so. Having already served as the 45th president and now as the 47th, Trump would be ineligible for a third term under the 22nd Amendment.
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News this weekend when asked if he would try to run again despite the Constitutional amendment that prohibits it. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
“I’m focused on the current,” Trump also told NBC News.
NBC’s Kristen Welker and Megan Lebowitz included more of Trump’s remarks in their article. When asked about his interest in a third term, Trump said, “I like working.”
“I’m not joking,” Trump said, when asked to clarify. “But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it.”
Pressed on whether he’s seen any proposals that would enable him to serve again, Trump responded, “There are methods which you could do it.”
When NBC floated a hypothetical in which Vice President JD Vance could run and then hand over the presidency to Trump, the former president replied, “that’s one” method.
“But there are others, too,” Trump added.
When asked to name another, Trump simply said, “no.”
Without a constitutional amendment modifying the 22nd Amendment, Trump would be legally blocked from holding the presidency for a third time. And given the complexity and length of the amendment process, such a change seems implausible within the timeframe before 2028.
What’s notable in all this is how quickly political circles and media voices reacted to Trump’s musings, even though his core message was clearly about concentrating on current governance. That’s the same point Vance reiterated in his Breitbart interview—that their administration is still in its early days and both he and Trump are committed to fulfilling their campaign agenda. The frenzy appears to have been largely driven by NBC’s probing. Still, Vance’s comments now publicly reflect the stance that if Trump’s efforts prove successful, Americans may indeed long for another term—but that’s a conversation for the future. Their priority right now is delivering on the promises that got them elected.
{Matzav.com}