Late. JD Vance previously confirmed President Donald Trump’s the claim that the choice of vice president does not matter to the vast majority of voters. But Vance stressed that he is “absolutely” confident that Trump is confident he could step up as commander-in-chief if needed.
As part of a wide-ranging interview that aired Sunday morning, “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl asked Vance about recent comments by Trump about whether Vance would be ready to be president “on Day 1” if needed, to which Trump did not respond on. directly.
“He made that the main focus of his vetting process, ‘Do I think this person can be president on Day 1 if, God forbid, something happens?'” Yes, Vance said.
The Ohio senator said voters are more focused on the candidates at the top of the ticket instead of the vice presidential race.
“They’re voting for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, not JD or Tim Walz,” he said. “I also think he’s right that the politics of this really don’t matter that much.”