WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vice President JD Vance said in an interview published earlier this week that it’s obvious that Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is going to run for president in 2028.
Earlier this year, Cruz said that the GOP was not united around Vance to be the 2028 presidential candidate for the party. In an MS Now interview, Cruz was asked if Vance should be the nominee to which he answered, “Oh, no.”
Vance was asked about Cruz’s comments during an NBC interview published Thursday.
“It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president,” Vance said when asked about the Texas senator’s comments. “At this moment, I’m not. I’m trying to help elect Republicans. That’s what I’m going to keep on doing.”
A spokesperson for Cruz told NBC News that Cruz is also focusing on electing Republicans across the U.S.
“Senator Cruz has been focused on electing Republicans up and down the ballot this November, and he will continue campaigning vigorously over the next several weeks to help make that happen,” the spokesperson said.
Vance made similar comments on former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly’s podcast in June.
“If you don’t run, who would run that would represent that wing of the party?” Kelly asked Vance during an interview, referring the anti-war faction of the GOP.
“Well you know, I think the committed, non-interventionist, America First Ted Cruz could be a representative for that wing of the party,” Vance responded in a joking manner.