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Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he is considering a run for president in 2028, though he plans to seek re-election to his Senate seat this year. When asked if he thought other potential candidates were unsuitable, Kennedy said he might run if he felt capable of doing better than them. He declined to comment specifically on Vice President JD Vance as a possible opponent.

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Sen. John Kennedy, 74, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he is considering a run for president in 2028 if he feels others running on his side of the aisle are ineffective or unworthy ("goobers"). He stated, "My plans right now are to run for re-election, but if I don’t think I can be effective in the Senate anymore, I would consider it." Kennedy did not comment directly when asked about competing against Vice President JD Vance. Currently focused on his re-election bid, Kennedy's potential presidential campaign remains undecided as of yet.

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A slew of politicians on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that they are considering running for president in 2028 or have declined to rule out the possibility.

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🔮 “My plans right now are to run for re-election, but as I’ve said before, if I don’t think I can be effective in the Senate anymore, I would consider it,” he said.

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Sen. John Kennedy says he’s considering running for president · assertive framing

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he is considering a run for president in 2028. asserted

he → tell → 2028

Asked by moderator Kristen Welker whether he was thinking about running for president, Kennedy replied, “Yeah.” asserted

Kennedy → ask → president

“My plans right now are to run for re-election, but as I’ve said before, if I don’t think I can be effective in the Senate anymore, I would consider it,” he said. asserted

he → run → it

A slew of politicians on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that they are considering running for president in 2028 or have declined to rule out the possibility. asserted

they → acknowledge → possibility

None, though, have formally announced yet that they are running. asserted

they → announce → ?

Kennedy, too, said that he has not made a decision. asserted

he → say → decision

“On my side of the aisle, if a bunch of goobers run, and I think they’re goobers and one of the goobers might win, and I think I could do a better job, I would consider running,” he said. uncertain

he → run → job

“But right now, I’m running for re-election.” asserted

I → run → election

Vice President JD Vance is widely considered a likely presidential candidate in 2028. asserted

Vance → consider → 2028

Kennedy, though, declined to talk about Vance when asked why voters should pick the senator over the vice president. asserted

voters → decline → president

“I’m not going to talk about another potential candidate,” he said. asserted

he → go → candidate

“I’m just not there yet. asserted

I → ’m → ?

He added that he thinks “it’ll be good for both parties to have a full field.” asserted

parties → add → field

President Donald Trump has previously floated both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors. asserted

Trump → float → successors

In September, Rubio said he has “no plans at this time” to run for president. asserted

he → say → president

NBC News previously reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has talked about potentially running for president in 2028, which a Pentagon spokesperson denied. asserted

spokesperson → report → which

Separately, Vance told NBC News last week that it was “really obvious to me” that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was running for president in 2028. asserted

Cruz → tell → 2028

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