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\u201cI<\/span> want Stephan Kapustka to run for president in 2028.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

No, readers of <\/span>The American Spectator<\/span><\/i>, your eyes and ears do not deceive you. JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, said that at the White House press briefing yesterday. See for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JD Vance TROLLS reporter for asking him about 2028:<\/p>\n

REPORTER: \u201cIf you don\u2019t run, is there anyone in particular that you would want to see run?\u201d<\/p>\n

JD: \u201cWhat is your name?\u201d<\/p>\n

REPORTER: \u201cStephan Kapustka, sir\u201d<\/p>\n

JD: \u201cI want Stephan Kapustka
\nto run for President in 2028\u201d \ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/VQoii7h4ZP<\/p>\n

\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And no, <\/span>it\u2019s not AI<\/span>. I have to keep reminding myself of that.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, before I get my presidential campaign underway, I wanted to explore why I chose to ask what I did, and why Vance answered the way he did.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who gets into politics sees a president when they look in the mirror, even the lowliest congressional intern. That feeling is doubtlessly orders of magnitude greater in those who have actually attained some significant public office. Consider the presidential primary fields in both 2020 and 2024, full of nationally obscure congressmen, governors, and senators. All of those individuals were, by any objective metric, incredibly successful. But none of them came within spitting distance of actually winning their parties\u2019 nominations, save perhaps in the fever dreams of the consultants whispering in their ears.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Combined with the fact that incumbent vice presidents almost always win their party\u2019s nomination when they try, two truths become apparent: JD Vance obviously wants the job on some level, and he\u2019ll never have a better opportunity than 2028. So while he says that <\/span>he isn\u2019t sure<\/span> if he\u2019s going to run, it\u2019s very, very hard to see him not doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, for the moment, he\u2019s publicly undecided. So what if? What if he doesn\u2019t run? Who does he see carrying the mantle? Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State? Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida? Stephan Kapustka, writer for <\/span>The American Spectator<\/span><\/i>? I wanted to know.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, I didn\u2019t expect him to actually answer the question. I wouldn\u2019t have if I were him. The reason is simple: assuming Vance does actually plan on running, he wouldn\u2019t want to put himself on the record praising any would-be opponents, or perhaps even prompting them to enter the race. Even if he doesn\u2019t have any intention of running, it\u2019s hard to imagine him getting out in front of President Donald Trump in choosing who to back. So, if I were Vance, I would have told him to dodge the question. But seeing as I am not JD Vance, I wanted to know what he would say.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, well, I learned. I\u2019m not sure I would have advised him to endorse me for president, but hey, I won\u2019t try to talk him out of it. The only hiccup is that I am currently just 27 years old (my grey hair notwithstanding), eight years short of the minimum required age. So Mr. Vice President, you have my solemn word that I\u2019ll get right to work at becoming older.<\/span><\/p>\n

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