Trump Slams 'Little Boy' JD Vance While Teasing Marco Rubio's Future
Trump was in rare form at a Rose Garden event, throwing shade at JD Vance while teasing Marco Rubio's future in the GOP. The former president, gearing up for a trip to China, decided to stir the pot with a spontaneous crowd poll that left Vance squirming.
“Who’s it going to be? JD or someone else?” Trump asked, setting the stage for an awkward showdown. “Who likes JD Vance?” A modest cheer erupted, but it was nothing compared to the applause that followed when he asked, “Who likes Marco Rubio?”
“Alright. Sounds like a good ticket. That was a perfect ticket! But don’t get it twisted, that doesn’t mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance,” Trump quipped, leaving the audience buzzing.
As if that wasn’t enough, Trump compared Vance to a “little boy,” referencing an alleged assassination attempt during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I saw them take JD by the shoulders and lift him up like he was a little boy,” he joked, prompting laughter from the crowd. “How come they didn’t lift me up so fast?”
Social media exploded with reactions to Trump’s crowd poll, with one user calling it “humiliating.” Analyst Brian Allen remarked, “Trump just polled the crowd: who do you prefer for 2028 - JD Vance or Marco Rubio? The Vice President of the United States. Standing right there. Being humiliated by his own boss. In public. On camera.”
Another commenter chimed in, “He’s psychopathic. He likes to humiliate them. And they are more psychopathic than he is because they like being humiliated.” Yet not everyone saw it that way; one user suggested, “This may be good for Vance. He’ll only win in 2028 if he denounces Trump.”
Despite the drama, Vance topped CPAC’s unofficial 2028 presidential poll for the second year running. However, recent YouGov polling places him fifth among popular Republicans overall, trailing figures like RFK Jr. and George W. Bush, but still ahead of Rubio.
In a twist of fate, betting platform Kalshi revealed that Rubio’s odds of clinching the 2028 presidential race have surged to 19 percent as of May 6, slightly edging out Vance. The GOP landscape is heating up, and with Trump at the helm, it’s bound to get even more chaotic.
