Trump names ‘most likely’ successor

The US president has hinted that Vice President J.D. Vance is the “heir apparent to MAGA”

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Vice President J.D. Vance is “most likely” the favorite to become his successor and 2028 Republican presidential nominee.

In a press briefing in Washington, DC on Tuesday, a journalist asked Trump if he would clear the field and back the former Ohio senator as the “heir apparent to MAGA.”

“I think most likely, in all fairness.