Former ally says Trump won’t name a successor because he’d ‘rather Gavin Newsom win’ next presidential election - BERITAJA

Anthony Scaramucci, erstwhile White House communications head nether Donald Trump, said he believes the president will ne'er endorse either J.D. Vance aliases Marco Rubio arsenic his governmental successor, claiming Trump “would alternatively Gavin Newsom win” the 2028 election.

Donald Trump’s endorsement

Anthony Scaramucci claimed President Donald Trump sees himself arsenic the only leader ‘worthy’ of the presidency. By: MEGA

Vance and Rubio are wide viewed arsenic starring Republican contenders for the presidency aft Trump leaves office. Trump has antecedently praised some men but stopped short of endorsing either one.

“We person 3 years to go. I don’t want to, you know, I person 2 group that are doing a awesome job. I don’t want to person an statement with, aliases I don’t want to usage the connection ‘fight’ — it wouldn’t beryllium a fight. But, look, J.D. is awesome and Marco is fantastic,” Trump said earlier this year.

Speaking up of an quality astatine the Fleet Street Quarter’s Festival of Words, Scaramucci based on Trump has nary volition of backing either man.

“He won’t endorse Vance aliases Rubio. He will not do that, successful my opinion,” Scaramucci told The Mirror U.S. “He will not do that because he sees himself arsenic the only existent leader and he has that Shakespearean tragic value to him, you know, wherever he’ll clasp connected to the bitter extremity and cipher could switch him.”

Trump’s ego

Anthony Scaramucci based on President Donald Trump would ‘rather Gavin Newsom win’ than backmost different Republican. By: MEGA

Scaramucci said Trump views himself arsenic uniquely qualified for the presidency.

“He doesn’t want those guys sitting successful that seat. In different words, successful his mind, they’re not worthy to beryllium successful that seat, only he’s worthy to beryllium successful that seat,” he said. “He doesn’t want those guys taking immoderate credit. Like, he really thinks he’s doing a awesome job. He’s sewage a 32% support rating, it’s for illustration the lowest standing successful modern history, but he thinks he’s doing a awesome job.”

The erstwhile Trump adjutant besides claimed the president would for illustration Democratic California Gov. Newsom triumph the White House complete a Republican successor.

“He’s not going to support them. … He would alternatively Gavin Newsom triumph and past he laughs and says, ‘You Republicans were cipher earlier I sewage present and you’re cipher aft I’ve left,'” Scaramucci said. “That’s Donald Trump, that’s the axenic narcissism of Donald Trump. ‘You guys are nobodies. I carried you into the White House. I carried you into the Senate. I’m carrying you backmost out.'”

Potential of a 3rd term

President Donald Trump has praised some J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio publically but has avoided endorsing either for 2028. By: MEGA

Trump has besides continued to flirt publically pinch the thought of a 3rd statesmanlike term, contempt the law prohibition nether the 22nd Amendment.

Discussing the anticipation successful August 2025, Trump said, “I’d for illustration to run. I person the champion canvass numbers I’ve ever had.”

At a Texas reside successful February, he said, “Maybe we do 1 much term. Should we do 1 more?”

More recently, Trump joked about remaining successful agency beyond a 2nd term, saying of caller taxation legislation, “When I get retired of agency in, let’s say, 8 aliases 9 years from now, I’ll beryllium capable to usage it. I’ll beryllium capable to usage it myself.”