{"id":183,"date":"2026-05-12T19:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:36:51","slug":"trump-polls-a-white-house-event-by-applause-on-if-they-want-vance-or-rubio-on-the-2028-gop-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=183","title":{"rendered":"Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>President Trump took a poll, by applause, during a dinner in the White House Rose Garden on Monday night, asking the crowd who theywant to see on the 2028 Republican presidential ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=181\">Hegseth faces bipartisan pushback about weapons drawdown during the Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking at an event marking the start of National Police Week, the president veered off course and spoke for several minutes about the next presidential election.Among other topics, he attackedformer Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom, both whom have been discussed as potential frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nominee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t know who it\u2019s going to be,\u201d Trump said from the podium. \u201cIs it going to be JD? Is it going to be somebody else? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>He then asked the crowd, \u201cwho likes JD Vance?\u201d, which was met with applause and a few cheers. Trump then inquired about Rubio; the Florida Republicanreceived slightly less applause in response. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cAll right, sounds like a good ticket,\u201d Trump quipped afterwards, but told Vance and Rubio that it \u201cdoes not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBut you know it\u2019s perfect, there was a big, and then a very nice,\u201d Trump said of the applause. \u201cI think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There has been speculation, albeit early, on whom Trump will endorse to succeed him in the next election. Rubio ran for the GOP nomination in 2016 and lost to Trump in the primaries.During the 2024 campaign, Trumppicked Vance to run as his No. 2 while Vancewas serving his first term in the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=179\">A racist remark about Hakeem Jeffries sets off Democratic anger in Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Polling suggests GOP voters may preferVance over Rubio, and that they recognize him more. But like Trump, whose disapproval rating has consistently sat below 40 percent in recent weeks, Vance\u2019s popularity with the American public could be a weak spot for a potential candidacy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In  last month, 54 percent of Democratic and Republican voterssaid they had an unfavorable view of the vice president. Rubio\u2019s approval rating faredslightly better, but nearly 20 percent of respondents said they had never heard of the Secretary of State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump reportedly has fun asking advisers behind closed doors who they would prefer to see lead the Republican ticket, although the New York Times reports that the 2028 election isn\u2019t top of mind for the president. The White House told the Globe that they have nothing to add to the president\u2019s comments Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the other side of the aisle, Harris, who lost to Trump in 2024, has said she\u2019s thinking about another presidential run. Newsom, who has reached his term limit in California, has put himself on the national stage, often going head-to-head with Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In  conducted in April, 50 percent of Democratic voters said they would want to see Harris on the 2028 presidential ticket, with Newsom coming in second at 22 percent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=177\">Trump FDA chief Marty Makary is resigning, according to reports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attendees gave slightly louder cheers to one of the potential candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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