Romney has a 2028 prediction — but there’s a catch

Former Sen. Mitt Romney said he stands by his prediction that Vice President JD Vance will still be the Republican Party’s next presidential nominee, but also noted that it depends on how President Donald Trump handles his last two years in office. In a statement to the Deseret News, Romney said Republican losses in the recent midterm elections don’t change his past prediction that Vance will be the next GOP leader. “I still think the vice president is the most likely of potential contenders to become the nominee, though that’s less certain following the election,” he said. “But as the midterms show, predictions like this can change pretty dramatically with events.” During Romney’s congressional exit interview, he predicted in late 2024 — after Trump and Vance won — that Vance would likely be the party’s 2028 nominee for the next era of politics post-Trump. “MAGA is the Republican Party, and Donald Trump is the Republican Party today,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper at the time.

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