Trump Faces Direct Question on 2028 Run, His Reply Catches Everybody Off Guard [WATCH]

President Donald Trump dismissed speculation that he would consider serving as a vice presidential candidate in 2028, telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday that the Republican Party already has “great” potential leaders positioned for the future, as reported by Fox News.

Speaking to reporters during a flight on his five-day diplomatic tour of Asia, President Trump cited Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as two of the party’s strongest successors, describing them as capable of leading a unified Republican ticket.

“We have great people. I don’t have to get into that, but we have one of them standing right here. We have JD, obviously. The Vice President is great. Marco is great, I think. I’m not sure if anybody would run against those. I think if they ever formed a group, it would be unstoppable,” Trump said.

When asked if he would entertain the idea of running as vice president in 2028, Trump acknowledged that it would be legally permissible but dismissed the notion as unnecessary.

“You’d be allowed to do that, but I wouldn’t do that. I think it’s too cute,” Trump said. “Is it the White House, or the White House counsel’s, or your legal position, I guess, that you could do that?” a reporter asked.

Trump replied:

“You’d be allowed to do that, but I wouldn’t do that. I think it’s too cute.”

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The president also took the opportunity to contrast his administration’s leadership with several rising Democrats, calling some of them “low IQ” candidates.

“They have Jasmine Crockett, a low IQ person. They have AOC’s low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass, like, the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. I took those very hard, they’re really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they’re cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against him,” Trump said.

He added, “The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, you know. When you get up to about five or six, and then when you get up to 10 and 20 and 25, they couldn’t come close to answering any of those questions.”

Trump tells reporters that a JD Vance/Marco Rubio ticket would be unstoppable in 2028.

I think he’s right…pic.twitter.com/ajfuUe96dw

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) October 27, 2025

President Trump made the comments as he continued his international travel schedule, landing in Japan early Tuesday morning. He is expected to meet with newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo. Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister.

Trump also confirmed he would be open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to South Korea later this week, continuing diplomatic engagement that began during his first term.

The president’s trip includes meetings with multiple Asian heads of state as part of broader discussions on trade, security, and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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