Trump Rules Out Running for Vice President in 2028

‘I think it’s too cute,’ the president says.

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R), takes a question from a reporter aboard Air Force One in flight on Oct. 27, 2025. Trump is in route to Japan after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia, and will travel on to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Oct. 27 ruled out the possibility of him running for vice president in 2028 and said the Republican side has “great” potential candidates.

When asked about the possibility of running as vice president to a Republican nominee, Trump said that he would be “allowed to do that, but I wouldn’t do that.”

“I think it’s too cute,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

“We have great people. I don’t have to get into that, but we have one of them standing right here. We have JD, obviously. The vice president is great. Marco is great, I think. I’m not sure if anybody would run against those. I think if they ever formed a group, it would be unstoppable,” Trump said, referring to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Earlier on in his second term, Trump had suggested that he could run for a third term in 2028. However, he later ruled out the possibility of running again, saying Vance or Rubio would be better options.

The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution says that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” ratified in 1951 after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four consecutive times. Roosevelt was also the only president elected to a third and fourth term.

Just days after Trump took office on Jan. 20, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the Constitution that could allow presidents to be elected for three terms. The proposal is a long shot because it would require two-thirds of Congress to vote for its approval, which would then have to be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.

In May, Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he believes that Vance or Rubio would perform well in the 2028 election, suggesting that Vance would likely succeed over other GOP prospects because of his name recognition as vice president.

“There are many people selling the ‘2028’ hat, but this is not something I’m looking to do,” Trump told the media outlet at the time, referring to websites and people selling “Trump 2028” hats and other merchandise.

“I’m looking to have four great years, and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward.”

He also noted that the Constitution essentially bars him from running again.

“It’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do. I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it or anything else,” Trump said.

Trump’s comments on Oct. 27 come as he was visiting Asia to meet with world leaders. He landed in Japan on early Oct. 28 local time, where he is slated to meet with newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo.

Trump is due to leave Japan on Oct. 28 for South Korea, where he will hold talks with President Lee Jae Myung. While aboard Air Force One, Trump said he would also be open to meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.