Is JD Vance the 2028 front-runner? Trump has questions

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WASHINGTON — In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Donald Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president: Does JD Vance have what it takes to go all the way? He usually answers his own question: He’s not so sure. It is not that Trump is abandoning Vance. He involves him in major decisions, has given him high-profile opportunities to position himself for 2028 and trusts the 41-year-old vice president to wage partisan warfare on his behalf. In a Cabinet meeting this past week, Trump compared Vance to Eliot Ness, the mob-busting federal agent, for working to…

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