Vice President J.D. Vance is seriously considering not running for president in 2028 following the Republicans' disastrous results in the midterm elections, CNN reported from about a dozen allies and advisers. According to the report, Vance is weighing his political ambitions against family commitments, divisions within the MAGA movement and concerns about his electoral prospects amid the unpopular war with Iran. His public criticism of the war as the cause of the Republican defeat angered President Trump, while potential opponents in the Republican Party began positioning themselves for 2028. Although Vance has not yet made a final decision, a person close to him estimated that he might run for the presidency in a later election, saying: "It might just not be his time."

Vice President J.D. Vance is seriously considering not running for president in 2028 following the Republicans' disastrous results in the midterm elections, CNN reported from about a dozen allies and advisers. According to the report, Vance is weighing his political ambitions against family commitments, divisions within the MAGA movement and concerns about his electoral prospects amid the unpopular war with Iran. His public criticism of the war as the cause of the Republican defeat angered President Trump, while potential opponents in the Republican Party began positioning themselves for 2028. Although Vance has not yet made a final decision, a person close to him estimated that he might run for the presidency in a later election, saying: "It might just not be his time."