GOP midterm bloodbath exposes cracks in Vance's 2028 White House ambitions
Vice President JD Vance has long been viewed as President Donald Trump's heir apparent, but a string of developments following Republicans' bruising midterm losses is raising new questions about his potential path to the White House in 2028.
Key points
- Former Vice President Mike Pence also disputed Vance's explanation for Republicans' midterm losses, arguing in an exclusive Fox News Digital interview Thursday that voters had grown frustrated not because Trump launched the Iran war, but because his administration failed to finish it.
- The political debate follows a devastating election for Republicans, who lost their majorities in both chambers of Congress beginning next year, with at least 30 GOP House members losing their races.
- frustrated with the lack of progress, frustrated with the price of fuel at the pump." Trump, meanwhile, has publicly defended Vance's assessment of the midterms, rejecting suggestions that the remarks damaged their relationship.
TRUMP SAYS HE DOESN’T DISAGREE WITH VANCE THAT IRAN WAR FUELED GOP LOSSES A Vance ally pushed back on suggestions that the midterm losses have diminished his 2028 prospects, saying the vice president will decide whether to run on his own timeline.
Additional details
- VANCE COURTING DISGRUNTLED TRUMP VOTERS TO FORM ‘NEW RIGHT’ ALLIANCE AFTER REPUBLICAN BLOODBATH, SOURCES SAY Some Republicans are already expressing support for possible alternatives to Vance.
- Meanwhile, other prominent Republicans are beginning to draw support for potential 2028 bids, complicating the political picture for the vice president.
- Rubio is among several prominent Republicans whose names have surfaced as possible 2028 presidential contenders, along with Florida Gov.
- "No, not at all," Trump told reporters Sunday when asked whether Vance's comments had strained their relationship, according to….
- Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital after the midterms that he was "all in" for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, describing him as a potential unifying figure for Republicans following their election losses.
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