Trump privately tells donors to back Vance in 2028: Report
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- 6 Aug, 16:04Trump privately tells donors to back Vance in 2028: Report1 outlet
- 6 Aug, 16:23Trump Privately Urges Donors To Support Vance For 2028 White House Bid1 outlet
- 6 Aug, 19:47Trump tells donors to support Vance for 2028: report7 outlets
- 7 Aug, 02:11'We need to elect JD'2 outlets
- 25 Aug, 19:11Ted Cruz says the GOP isn't united around JD Vance for the 2028 GOP presidential nominee9 outlets
- and 15 one-off wordings
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How it spread - 25 original reports, 14 reprints
Thu, 6 August 2026
8 reports- The Hill16:04
President Trump reportedly told donors he wants Vice President Vance representing Republicans in the 2028 election, despite refraining from committing to a preferred candidate in public. Trump told donors in the Oval Office roughly two weeks ago that, “At the end of the day, we need to elect JD,” according to The Washington Post. Other...
- iheart.com16:23first to report
President Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in reference to Vice President Vance's potential 2028 bid, though advisers say he hasn't made a final decision and continues weighing both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.
- iheart.com16:23
President Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in reference to Vice President Vance's potential 2028 bid, though advisers say he hasn't made a final decision and continues weighing both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.
- iheart.com16:23
President Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in reference to Vice President Vance's potential 2028 bid, though advisers say he hasn't made a final decision and continues weighing both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.
- iheart.com16:23
President Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in reference to Vice President Vance's potential 2028 bid, though advisers say he hasn't made a final decision and continues weighing both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.
- iheart.com16:23
President Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in reference to Vice President Vance's potential 2028 bid, though advisers say he hasn't made a final decision and continues weighing both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.
- newschannel9.com19:47
President Donald Trump has been telling donors to get behind Vice President JD Vance for 2028, according to reports.
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- wgme.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- wjactv.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- abc6onyourside.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- cbs6albany.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- myfox28columbus.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- kpic.com6 Aug, 19:47their copy
- nypost.com23:33
Fri, 7 August 2026
3 reports- jpost.com00:14
According to two anonymous sources, Trump had told the donors that "At the end of the day, we need to elect JD," during a meeting in the Oval Office two weeks ago.
- israelnationalnews.com02:11
US President Donald Trump privately told donors "we need to elect JD" in 2028, though advisers caution no official endorsement is settled, according to The Washington Post.
- mirror.co.uk20:46
In this week's US Dispatch newsletter, find out why Donald Trump doesn't want to tell the BBC his bank balance, what Ed Miliband got up to in Washington this week, and why the President has gone all the way to Vegas
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- freerepublic.com07:30
Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill13:30
As Donald Trump enters the lame duck stage of his presidency, Republican JD Vance and Democratic Kamala Harris are positioning themselves as populist outsiders for the 2028 election despite facing significant criticism from within their respective parties.
- yahoo.com22:46
The president told reporters he thinks the contender is "great."
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- The Hill15:22
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is warning that a widely speculated 2028 presidential contest between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance could backfire on the secretary. In a podcast interview with host Patrick Bet-David released on Wednesday, Shapiro cast doubt that Rubio would launch a presidential bid, citing the secretary’s history as...
Thu, 20 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill10:00
Secretary of State Marco Rubio performed slightly better than Vice President Vance in multiple hypothetical 2028 presidential matchups against Democratic candidates, according to a new poll. The Emerson College and The Hill survey found that in five matchups against Democrats, Rubio outperformed Vance in all but one — with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holding...
- newsweek.com18:54
A new poll revealed which Democrats had the strongest lead over Republicans in the 2028 presidential race.
Tue, 25 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill14:38
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who ran for president in 2016 and is considered a possible future contender for the White House, says the Republican Party has not coalesced around Vice President Vance as its 2028 nominee and needs to have a broader discussion about its direction after President Trump leaves office. Asked by MS NOW’s...
- foxrochester.com19:11
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said that Republicans are not united around Vice President J.D. Vance to be the 2028 presidential candidate for the party.
8 reprints
- fox17.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- abc3340.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- weartv.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- wcyb.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- news3lv.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- wtov9.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- kfdm.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
- upnorthlive.com25 Aug, 19:11their copy
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill13:14
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance will address Republicans at the party’s midterm convention next month in Dallas in an effort to galvanize their MAGA base ahead of midterm elections where the House and Senate majorities are in play. Trump will appear for both nights of the gathering on September 9th and 10th, and...
- foxnews.com17:15
Usha Vance reveals she's keeping an "open mind" about JD Vance's political future amid 2028 presidential speculation, saying the family will adapt.
Tue, 1 September 2026
3 reports- alternet.org15:59
Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism, defended President Donald Trump during a late August interview with evangelical podcaster Bryce Crawford. But the host didn't back down from calling out the image as highly offensive.
- rawstory.com18:47
Vice President JD Vance said he would not be shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us, then defended President Donald Trump's meme depicting himself as God.Vance made the remarks in an interview with podcaster Bryce Crawford, published Monday as an episode that ranged across end-times prophecy...
- Index.hr (Croatia)19:22
AMERIČKI potpredsjednik JD Vance izjavio je da bi Antikrist mogao biti na Zemlji te je branio spornu objavu predsjednika Trumpa na kojoj je prikazan kao božanska figura.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- rawstory.com12:59
Vice President JD Vance was subjected to a scathing rebuke Wednesday over his furious response after a Michigan Senate candidate called him a hypocrite. The vice president lashed out at Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on the campaign trail, warning him to "keep my wife's name the hell out...