President Donald Trump polled a crowd at the White House on Monday, asking if they would like to see Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio run for president in 2028. 

“I don’t know. Who’s it going to be? Is it going to be JD? Is there going to be somebody else? I don’t know,” Trump told a group of law enforcement officials at the White House on Monday. 

He then asked the crowd who they thought should succeed him. 

“Who likes JD Vance? Who likes Marco Rubio? All right. Sounds like a good ticket,” Trump asked.

Applause from those in attendance appeared to be louder for Vance, but Trump said he wasn’t making any endorsements yet. 

“By the way, I do believe that’s a dream team. But these are minor details. That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance. But you know … I think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate,” Trump said. 

Rubio said last year that he would support Vance if the vice president decided to run for president. 

“If JD Vance runs for president, he’s going to be our nominee, and I’ll be one of the first people to support him,” he told Vanity Fair in an interview. 

That comment has not held off speculation that he may still make a presidential run, especially with his long list of responsibilities within the administration. 

Last year, Trump said he believed that Vance would be the “most likely” 2028 GOP nominee. 

“Well, I think most likely, in all fairness,” Trump said when asked last August if MAGA would line up behind Vance in 2028. “He’s the vice president. I think Marco is also somebody that maybe would get together with JD in some form.”

Trump, however, did not fully endorse Vance at the time. 

“I also think we have incredible people, some of the people on the stage right here, so it’s too early obviously to talk about it,” he said. “But certainly, [Vance] is doing a great job, and he would be probably favored at this point.”