Vice President JD Vance has revealed “there’s a chance” he won’t run for president in 2028 – and second lady Usha and the couple’s four young children could help make the decision for him.
Vance — the favorite to succeed Trump as the Republican nominee — acknowledged during a CBS News town hall in Michigan that he may not participate in the next election.
“Sure, there’s a chance,” Vance said.
“We have four little kids, my wife has never liked politics. She likes public service,” Vance said.
“I think you know you can do a lot of good in this job, and I’ve tried to do as much good as possible.”
The vice president said he has not yet made a decision about a possible run for the White House, describing himself as a “procrastinator” when it comes to major life decisions.
“The way I think about life, about big life decisions, my wife will tell you: I’m a procrastinator. I hate thinking about them,” Vance said.
Vance said he plans to look at the issue more seriously after the November midterm elections, rather than engaging in a campaign while the Trump administration is still pursuing its current agenda.
His comments come as the vice president is widely seen as an early favorite to succeed Trump, who has described Vance as his “most likely” Republican successor.
The RealClear poll average gives him a 15-point advantage over Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Republican primary, with 39% support more than two years before the 2028 election. President Trump’s son, Donald Jr., comes in third with 11% support.
But the prospect of another presidential campaign would mean an even bigger role in politics for second lady Usha Vance, who has already acknowledged that she and her husband don’t always see eye to eye on political issues.
In a March interview with NBC News, Usha said she sometimes has views that don’t fit neatly into traditional political camps.
“Sometimes I have thoughts that fit very easily into one side or another,” she said. “Sometimes I have much more idiosyncratic opinions. »
She also made it clear that she saw herself as a sounding board for her husband rather than a political operative.
“I am not his employee. I am not involved in this from any professional point of view,” Usha said, adding that there are “no exceptions to the fact that we will agree on everything.”
The couple’s family has also grown in recent months. Their youngest child, son Alec, was born on July 19, joining siblings Ewan, 9, Vivek, 6, and Mirabel, 4.
Usha said in March that a 2028 presidential campaign was not yet a priority in their household, explaining that her husband was focused on the midterm elections and the demands of his current job.
“If you come back in 2027 and ask me, I’ll have a better idea, you know, of why he thinks that way,” she told NBC News.
For now, Vance’s political future remains an open question — even though early polls put him ahead of his potential Republican rivals.
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