Vice President JD Vance took aim at the Democratic Party\u2019s likely 2028 presidential contenders during a lighthearted but pointed exchange on Fox News, joking that the party\u2019s \u201cdumbest\u201d candidate is most likely to emerge from the primary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an exclusive interview released Wednesday on Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>, Watters raised speculation about California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s national ambitions, noting the governor\u2019s frequent media appearances and rumored White House aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGavin Newsom, obviously, is running for president. Have you seen this guy cross his legs? Have you ever seen anyone cross their legs like that?\u201d Watters asked jokingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy legs don\u2019t cross like that, Jesse,\u201d Vance replied with a laugh. \u201cYou can interpret that however you want to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watters went on to frame the looming Democratic contest as a showdown between Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGavin and Kamala are on a collision course,\u201d Watters said. \u201cWho\u2019s gonna win?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe dumbest candidate will probably win,\u201d Vance quipped. \u201cThat\u2019s my guess with the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vance argued that the current Democratic bench reflects deeper structural problems within the party, particularly its fixation on identity politics over competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI mean, look, the Democrats have a couple of big issues, and one is that they lean so far into wokeism that they can\u2019t see the obviousness of the fact, which is that Kamala Harris is not qualified to be president of the United States,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s why she got the vice presidential nomination. That\u2019s why she got the presidential nomination. This is who Kamala Harris is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vance contrasted Harris with Newsom, describing the California governor as emblematic of failed progressive governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow, the flip side is, I think you have an unbelievably corrupt and incompetent governor in Gavin Newsom,\u201d he said. \u201cThe fact that those are the two frontrunners just suggests how deeply deranged the Democrat Party is. Let them fight it out. We\u2019ll figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Newsom and Harris dominate early speculation, Democrats face a thin and fractured 2028 field. Other frequently mentioned names include Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2014each of whom carries significant liabilities with general-election voters. Many Democrats privately acknowledge that the party lacks a unifying figure with broad national appeal, particularly as voters continue to recoil from progressive economic and cultural policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Republicans, by contrast, are positioning themselves as the party of stability, affordability, and public safety heading into the next election cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watters noted that Democrats are expected to campaign heavily on cost-of-living issues in upcoming elections, a strategy Vance dismissed as deeply hypocritical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s a pot-meet-kettle situation,\u201d Vance argued, pointing to Democratic-led policies that fueled inflation, higher energy costs, and housing shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He credited the Trump administration with reversing those trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe haven\u2019t even been in office for a year, and you\u2019ve already seen prices start to come down. You\u2019ve seen rents start to come down. You\u2019ve seen groceries leveling off,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs there more work to do? Absolutely. But the people who are going to do that work is the Trump administration, is the president of the United States, who is solving the Democrats\u2019 affordability crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou don\u2019t give power back to the very people who set the house on fire,\u201d he added. \u201cYou give more power to the person who put the fire out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked whether Democrats would attempt to impeach President Trump again if they regain control of Congress, Vance said such a move would be predictable\u2014and revealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019ll get impeached,\u201d Vance said. \u201cLook, they have nothing to actually run on or govern on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTheir entire obsessive focus of that party is they hate Donald Trump,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, if they ever get power, are they going to lower Americans\u2019 taxes? No. Are they going to make your life more affordable? No. Are they going to solve the crime crisis? No.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat they\u2019re going to do is they\u2019re going to spend all their time and all of your money trying to get Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vance urged voters to focus on results rather than partisan theatrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think the American people should vote for the people who want to make their life more affordable, who want to make their neighborhoods safer,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to deliver every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Newsom\u2019s office responded to the interview with a digitally altered image of Vance crossing his legs in an exaggerated pose, captioned: \u201cWe all know JD copies Daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nA Weak Democratic Bench for 2028<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cost of Living and Accountability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Impeachment Politics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Newsom Responds With a Meme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n