Conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has thrown his full support behind Vice President J.D. Vance as the next Republican presidential nominee in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a recent podcast appearance, the former Fox News host \u2014 whose son works in Vance\u2019s press office \u2014 confidently declared that Vance is uniquely positioned to carry the MAGA movement forward after Donald Trump\u2019s presidency. Carlson praised Vance as the only figure capable of truly expanding and preserving Trump\u2019s political legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Everyone wants to leave a legacy \u2014 and great leaders especially. From where I stand, the only person in the Republican Party who can build on Trump’s achievements and fulfill the movement\u2019s full potential is J.D. Vance,” Carlson stated emphatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlson underscored Vance\u2019s deep loyalty to Trump, calling it \u201cunquestionable,\u201d and commended the vice president\u2019s \u201cprofound\u201d dedication to the administration. He emphasized that Vance\u2019s unwavering service makes him the obvious choice to lead the MAGA vision into the next era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This enthusiastic endorsement comes as the Trump-Vance administration wraps up its first 100 days in office, following their victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When podcast host Vince Coglianese pointed out that Carlson had previously appeared to distance himself from Vance \u2014 possibly to keep the media spotlight firmly on Trump\u2019s early days in office \u2014 Carlson readily agreed. “That\u2019s exactly right,” he said, while reaffirming his prediction: “At this moment, I don\u2019t see any other serious contender. J.D. Vance will be the nominee.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Trending Politics<\/em>, Carlson\u2019s bold prediction stands in contrast to Trump\u2019s more reserved remarks from February, when the President declined to endorse anyone for 2028, saying only that many capable individuals would likely compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, speculation about the 2028 GOP field is heating up. A report from Mediaite<\/em> suggested that Donald Trump Jr. might be eyeing a run \u2014 a claim he angrily dismissed, insisting his efforts to support Vance\u2019s vice-presidential nomination were genuine, not a political setup for his own ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I busted my ass to help JD get the VP slot because I wanted to run in 2028? That\u2019s absurd,” Trump Jr. said in a scathing rebuttal, blasting the rumors as baseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Political strategist Mark Halperin also weighed in, highlighting Vance\u2019s willingness to engage with media outlets across the political spectrum \u2014 a rare and powerful advantage. Halperin compared Vance\u2019s approach favorably to other rising political figures, including Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who has similarly shown confidence in appearing even on platforms like Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVance isn\u2019t afraid to go anywhere or face tough audiences \u2014 and that\u2019s a major edge,” Halperin noted. “Many other would-be candidates just don\u2019t perform at the same level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Carlson sees it, the future of the GOP will be determined by which candidate best embodies the spirit and energy of the MAGA movement \u2014 a movement he says now firmly controls the party\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Early polling suggests Carlson\u2019s instincts may be right: hypothetical matchups show Vance dominating over other potential 2028 contenders like Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has thrown his full support behind Vice President J.D. Vance as the next Republican presidential nominee in 2028. During a recent podcast appearance, the former Fox News host \u2014 whose son works in Vance\u2019s press office \u2014 confidently declared that Vance is uniquely positioned to carry the MAGA movement forward after Donald Trump\u2019s presidency. Carlson praised Vance as the only figure capable of truly expanding and preserving Trump\u2019s political legacy. “Everyone wants to leave a legacy \u2014 and great leaders especially. From where I stand, the only person in the Republican Party who can build on Trump’s achievements and fulfill the movement\u2019s full potential is J.D. Vance,” Carlson stated emphatically. Carlson underscored Vance\u2019s deep loyalty to Trump, calling it \u201cunquestionable,\u201d and commended the vice president\u2019s \u201cprofound\u201d dedication to the administration. He emphasized that Vance\u2019s unwavering service makes him the obvious choice to lead the MAGA vision into the next era. This enthusiastic endorsement comes as the Trump-Vance administration wraps up its first 100 days in office, following their victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. When podcast host Vince Coglianese pointed out that Carlson had previously appeared to distance himself from Vance \u2014 possibly to keep the media spotlight firmly on Trump\u2019s early days in office \u2014 Carlson readily agreed. “That\u2019s exactly right,” he said, while reaffirming his prediction: “At this moment, I don\u2019t see any other serious contender. J.D. Vance will be the nominee.” According to Trending Politics, Carlson\u2019s bold prediction stands in contrast to Trump\u2019s more reserved remarks from February, when the President declined to endorse anyone for 2028, saying only that many capable individuals would likely compete. Meanwhile, speculation about the 2028 GOP field is heating up. A report from Mediaite suggested that Donald Trump Jr. might be eyeing a run \u2014 a claim he angrily dismissed, insisting his efforts to support Vance\u2019s vice-presidential nomination were genuine, not a political setup for his own ambitions. “I busted my ass to help JD get the VP slot because I wanted to run in 2028? That\u2019s absurd,” Trump Jr. said in a scathing rebuttal, blasting the rumors as baseless. Political strategist Mark Halperin also weighed in, highlighting Vance\u2019s willingness to engage with media outlets across the political spectrum \u2014 a rare and powerful advantage. Halperin compared Vance\u2019s approach favorably to other rising political figures, including Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who has similarly shown confidence in appearing even on platforms like Fox News. \u201cVance isn\u2019t afraid to go anywhere or face tough audiences \u2014 and that\u2019s a major edge,” Halperin noted. “Many other would-be candidates just don\u2019t perform at the same level.\u201d As Carlson sees it, the future of the GOP will be determined by which candidate best embodies the spirit and energy of the MAGA movement \u2014 a movement he says now firmly controls the party\u2019s direction. Early polling suggests Carlson\u2019s instincts may be right: hypothetical matchups show Vance dominating over other potential 2028 contenders like Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truepatriotbrief.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}