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The one question on the minds of GOP and MAGA voters beyond this year’s midterms is who will succeed President Donald Trump and, hopefully, continue his ‘America First’ agenda.

That question seems to have been answered, and to most, it won’t be a surprise.

“This is JD Vance’s summer: The vice president penned a bestselling book, helped broker a tentative peace deal with Iran, embarked on a media blitz and — most importantly for him — impressed the man in the Oval Office,” Axios reported earlier this week.

The vice president’s recent television appearances, polling performance and high-profile role in foreign policy have reinforced his position as the leading figure in the Republican Party to succeed Trump, strengthening speculation that he could be the party’s frontrunner for the 2028 presidential nomination should he choose to run.

“JD is earning it, and Trump sees it,” a senior Trump adviser told Axios.

The adviser added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was also seen as a potential heir, “wasn’t planning to run anyway, and he’d be even less likely to do so now.”

Rubio has said before that should Vance make the decision to run, he would decline to do so.

For his part, Vance has said he and Rubio are great friends, fanning speculation that the two of them could become running mates.

For months, Trump has publicly compared Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential Republican standard-bearers for 2028, at times asking advisers which of the two they believed would be the stronger presidential nominee, Axios reported.