Trump signals surprising approach to choosing his successor as GOP's 2028 field grows

President Donald Trump says he may not put his thumb on the scale when it comes to picking the Republican Party's 2028 presidential nominee."Probably, not necessarily," Trump said in a post-midterm election interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" when asked whether he will endorse in the primary to pick the next Republican nominee."So I may or may not get involved...

Maybe I'm better off not getting involved."Trump for months has touted the GOP's "great bench" when asked about the likely Republican field of contenders aiming to succeed him in the White House.The president reiterated that opinion after the GOP's drubbing in last week's midterm elections, as the party lost control of both the House and the Senate.VANCE, CRUZ, DESANTIS DIAGNOSE GOP'S MIDTERM DISASTER AS 2028 BATTLE BEGINSPresident Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena in Corinth, Miss., on Oct.26, 2026.

(Getty Images)"I think we have an unbelievable bench of talent," Trump told Fox News' Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum in an Election Night interview on Fox News.."We have a great group of talented people that I think would do a very good job."Early jockeying by the potential contenders began the morning after Election Day, with midterm post-mortems by Vice President JD Vance, Sen.

Ted Cruz of Texas, and Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis grabbing plenty of headlines.SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER"There's going to be a robust field of candidates that test the waters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina and that's exactly as it should be," Nicole Schlinger, a veteran Iowa-based Republican strategist, told Fox News Digital.

"We're going to get an opportunity to see which approach to our message of where we as the Republican Party goes next is going to resonate the most with the grassroots voters who are going to show up and kick tires."Here's a look at the list of potential GOP presidential contenders in the burgeoning race to become the party's next standard-bearer and i...