- "I think it's inevitable at this point that Vance will be the [GOP] nominee in 2028," Sen. Jim Banks (R-Indiana), a close Trump ally, tells Axios. "He's the future of the America First movement and he's already proven himself."
Why it matters: Many of Trump's longest-serving aides and most fervent supporters now see the vice president as the vehicle to lock in Trump's worldview for at least the next decade
- In their view, Trump broke the old Republican Party — and Vance can finish building the new one.