The question referred to Vance’s interview with journalist Mark Halperin, in which the vice president said he believed Trump would endorse him if he ran in 2028, although perhaps not immediately. Vance, the current frontrunner in polling on the GOP nomination, also told Halperin the pair had not discussed the subject.
Trump interrupted the reporter before he finished the question.
“Well, I tell you this, he’s a very talented person, and he’s a very good person, but we’ve, literally, I don’t think we’ve ever talked about it,” the president said of Vance.
“No, sir, I said that too,” Vance chimed in.
“You know, who would believe that? I don’t talk about it with him; he doesn’t talk about it…” Trump continued, as Vance nodded behind him.
“It’s early, very early right now; we have to get through the midterms, see how it goes,” Trump added.