Trump answers whether he would run as vice presidential candidate in 2028

President Donald Trump shot down speculation that he would run as a vice presidential candidate in telling reporters aboard Air Force One that Republicans already have great prospective candidates Trump made the comment during a gaggle with reporters on Sunday brushing off questions about whether he would fully pursue such an option Trump pointed to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as two feasible successors while denigrating expected Democratic candidates as low IQ 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 commented They have Jasmine Crockett a low IQ person They have AOC's low IQ If you give her an IQ test have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed I took those very hard they're really aptitude tests I guess in a certain way but they're cognitive tests Let AOC go against Trump Let Jasmine go against him he continued RUBIO DOWNPLAYS TALK TOUTS VANCE AS TRUMP'S SUCCESSOR The first couple of questions are easy A tiger an elephant a giraffe you know When you get up to about five or six and then when you get up to and and they couldn't come close to answering any of those questions he asserted Demanded about whether he would run as vice president in Trump noted that he would be allowed to do that but he called the plan too cute LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE FOR DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE POISED TO CAPITALIZE Is it the White House or the White House counsel's or your legal position I guess that you could do that a reporter pressed You'd be allowed to do that but I wouldn't do that I think it's too cute Trump responded Trump's comments come as he flies across Asia meeting with world leaders in a five-day tour this week The president landed in Japan early Tuesday morning and he is expected to meet with newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo Takaichi is Japan's first female prime minister TRUMP SAYS JD VANCE WOULD BE 'PROBABLY FAVORED' FOR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONTrump also certified on Sunday that he would be open to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un during his visit to South Korea