Vice President JD Vance said he isn't sure if he'd receive President Donald Trump's endorsement "right out the gate" if he were to run for president in 2028.Vance expressed that uncertainty during a Monday interview with journalist Mark Halperin on his platform 2Way.The interview aired just weeks before the midterm elections, as Republicans and the White House are focused on maintaining control of Congress.Vance emphasized that his top priority was the midterms and said he wasn't certain that a 2028 presidential run was in his future.However, he said, "I think if I run, the president will endorse me."VANCE CONFRONTED ABOUT 2028 AMBITIONS AFTER TRUMP TEASES 'DREAM TEAM' RUBIO TICKETVice President JD Vance points to President Donald Trump at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept.
10, 2026, in Dallas.(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)"Right away?" Halperin asked."I would think so, but I don’t know, man," Vance said.
"I haven’t talked to him about it."Halperin suggested it might be "weird" if Vance were to share with Trump his 2028 ambitions and for Trump to sit on an endorsement, a characterization that Vance pushed back on."No, I don’t think it’d be weird," Vance said."Again, I think I would get his endorsement, but I also think there’s something to be said for people actually running their own race, and because the president’s endorsement is so dispositive, you could absolutely see a scenario where the president says, ‘You know what? We need to let, like, this race play out and not, like, preemptively prejudge the results.'"Earlier in the conversation, Halperin brought up previous remarks by Vance in which he said that "whoever the president endorses for the Republican nomination will ultimately win the Republican primary."CRUZ-VANCE RIVALRY HEATS UP AS TEXAS SENATOR SUGGESTS VP IS 'FEELING INSECURE'US Vice President JD Vance speaks during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas ...