Key facts
- Giuliani said he sees "presidential potential" in Vance but "certain dangers" in his personality.
- Vance blamed the GOP's loss of the House and Senate on the Iran war in a post on Wednesday.
- Giuliani said the economy, not the war, decided the midterm elections.
- Trump did not say whether he would endorse Vance in 2028, saying "I don't think we've ever talked about it."
Rudy Giuliani, described by The Hill as former New York City mayor, said on a Thursday livestream on his YouTube channel that he sees "presidential potential" in Vice President Vance but also "certain dangers" in his personality, which he said make Vance "a dangerous possibility as president."
Giuliani was responding to Vance's remarks after the midterm results. He said a president needs "the flexibility of mind, not to have slogans dominate your thinking," and disputed Vance's account of the election, saying the war "was a sub part" rather than the main cause. Giuliani said the economy decided the elections.
Vance, in a lengthy post online on Wednesday, blamed the Republican Party's losses of the House and Senate majorities on the Iran war, writing that "the reason we lost is the war" and that President Trump himself had said so. The Hill reported that Vance has faced criticism from some on the right for that statement and is seen as the front-runner for the GOP White House nomination in 2028, while many observers think his presidential aspirations have taken a hit from the midterm defeats.
Asked about Vance's comment that Trump would endorse him if he runs in 2028, Trump did not say whether he would, telling The Hill, "I don't think we've ever talked about it," and calling Vance "a very talented person and he's a very good person." A Gallup poll released before the midterms found roughly 47 percent of voters called the war "extremely" important to their vote and 30 percent called it "very" important, while half marked the economy as extremely important.