Trump VP Vance Straight-Up Says He’s Ready to Step in If ‘Tragedy’ Strikes

Vice President JD Vance straight-up told an interviewer he’s ready to step into the presidency if “some terrible tragedy” were to befall President Donald Trump.

Trump has been floating the idea of blowing off term limits for years, even distributing Trump 2028 merch at the White House. But at the same time, questions have swirled recently about Trump’s health after he was repeatedly photographed with serious bruising on his hand and swollen ankles. He also survived two assassination plots before he took office.

In a wide-ranging interview with Fran Chambers of USA Today, Vance was asked why Americans should trust him to run the country, and Vance volunteered that while he thinks Trump is “in incredibly good health,” he’s ready if there’s a “terrible tragedy”:

FRAN CHAMBERS: Are you ready to assume the role of Commander-in-Chief, and why should Americans trust you to lead the country?

VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE: Well, I’ve gotten a lot of good on-the-job training in the last 200 days.

But also say that the president is in incredibly good health, he’s got incredible energy.

And while most of the people who work around the president of the United States are younger than he is, I think that we find that he actually is the last person who goes to sleep, he’s the last person making phone calls at night, and he’s first person who wakes up. And the first person making phone call in the morning.

So yes, things can always happen, yes, terrible tragedies happen.

But I feel very confident the president of the United States is in good shape, is going to serve out the remainder of his term and do great things for the American people.

And if God forbid there’s a terrible tragedy, I can’t think of better on the job training than what I’ve gotten over the last 200 days.

Watch above via USA Today.