Presidential terms in America last only four years, which sometimes gives the impression of a permanent campaign. A week ago, America looked in the rearview mirror at the election that Donald Trump won 12 months earlier. Currently, attention seems to be turning to the next presidential election, which is scheduled for three years away, in 2028.
JUST IN — VP Vance discusses a potential 2028 presidential run exclusively @seanhannity interview: “We’re going to win the midterm elections. We’re going to do everything we can to win the midterm elections. And after that, I’m going to sit down with the president of the United States and talk to… pic.twitter.com/WNelaoph2D
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2025
Americans once believed that Donald Trump would be tempted to remain in power after that date. He often suggests it, even selling hats bearing this image, and others, such as his former advisers and the still very influential Steve Bannon, have also become spokespeople for such ideas. But the constitution forbids it, and at 79 years old, the current occupant of the White House appears no longer willing to take the joke any further. He recently admitted that he probably won’t represent. “It’s embarrassing,” he said.
So, who will replace him in his camp? Two names appeared in succession. Because they were the two most influential figures in his government, so they appeared as natural heirs. And because Donald Trump himself said their names: they are Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
JD Vance: “Marco (Rubio) is not a rival”
During a lengthy interview broadcast last night on the conservative Fox News channel, JD Vance was the first to hint at his ambitions. Even if he first started by saying: “I’m of course thinking about what post-Midterms will look like (Editor’s Note: Mid-Time Legislative Election November 2026)but every time, I put that idea aside, because American society expects me to focus on my work,” he replied to one of the channel’s star hosts, Sean Hannity.
The midterm elections will indeed say a lot about the direction the Republican Party will take until the 2028 presidential election. Is it necessary to maintain the same direction or change direction? “Most of what the President has started will have long-term impacts, and if the Democrats return to power, they will throw it all away,” Vance said.
Therefore, disputes between the rivals will be put aside until the midterm elections, which will take place later this year, which will renew the House of Representatives and one third of the Senate. And after? “After that,” continued the vice president, “I will sit down with the President and discuss this with him. » This is very clear.
‘HE’S A GOOD MAN’: Vice President Vance recounts @seanhannity that he considered Sec. Marco Rubio was his “best friend” and “mentor” during their time in the Senate, while dismissing any notion of political rivalry. pic.twitter.com/5K3FqBQKIP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2025
Elsewhere in the interview, he was also asked about his alleged rivalry with Marco Rubio. Here too, JD Vance wants to calm things down. “People ask me: do you see Marco as a rival? First of all, if one of us ends up running for President, and that is still very far in the future, we have to be aware that it is not ours. It would be ridiculous to define him as a rival. Marco is a colleague. And I even often say that he is my best friend: when I arrived in the Senate (2023-2025), he was like a mentor to me. We have a lot in common and our wives get along very well. He is a good man. »
