Vice President JD Vance dismissed the Democrats’ potential presidential nominees for 2028 by saying they all try to “mimic” President Donald Trump, which he suggested is bound to fail.
Vance, widely seen as the Republican Party’s top candidate for 2028 should he decide to run, laughed off the potential challengers in an appearance on Fox News’s My View with Lara Trump Saturday night.
“I don’t think much of the modern Democratic Party. Obviously, I’m biased,” Vance quipped, before adding, “I look at these guys, I think some of them are trying to actually mimic President Trump. You can’t mimic his style. He just is who he is.”
While not mentioning specific Democratic lawmakers, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who is viewed as the Democrats’ best chance to retake the Oval Office in 2028, has regularly mocked Trump as the two have sparred throughout the year.
That has included Newsom ramping up his social media presence, frequently parodying Trump with the all-caps statements that the president uses, as well as launching a merchandise shop that features many of the slogans Trump has on his signature hats, only with Newsom’s name swapped in.
Other prominent Democratic governors have tangled with Trump this year as well, in what has become a preview of the 2028 race. Those include Govs. Wes Moore (D-MD) and JB Pritzker (D-IL), who Trump has targeted over crime in their cities.
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Both Moore and Pritzker have deflected on potential 2028 bids, with Pritzker recently urging his party to focus on the 2026 midterm elections.
Vance briefly touched on those midterm elections on Saturday, suggesting that “anger” from voters wins the off-year races. He contended that Trump supporters aren’t “angry” and stressed the importance of getting out and voting in 2026 in order to ensure Republicans hold on to their small majority in the House of Representatives.