Vice President JD Vance expressed his unequivocal confidence in President Donald Trump’s good health, while noting he’s nevertheless been well prepared to take over the top job if “a terrible tragedy” should occur.
In an interview published this week, USA Today asked Vance, “Why should Americans trust you to lead the country?”
“Well, I’ve gotten a lot of good on-the-job training in the last 200 days,” the VP replied, before quickly pivoting to praising Trump’s health.
“The president is in incredibly good health. He’s got incredible energy,” Vance said, adding that Trump, 79, is typically the “last person making phone calls at night” and “the first person” to wake up and begin making phone calls in the morning.
Vance then reiterated his preparedness to become president, if necessary.
“I feel very confident the president of the United States is in good shape, is going to serve out the remainder of his term and do great things for the American people,” he said. “And if, God forbid, there’s a terrible tragedy, I can’t think of better on-the-job training than what I’ve gotten over the last 200 days.”
Speculation has been swirling over the president’s health in recent weeks following the appearance of recurring bruising on his hands. In July, the White House attributed the bruising to “frequent handshaking” and taking aspirin as part of a preventative cardiovascular regimen.
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On Friday night, rumors about Trump’s well-being reached a fever pitch after a White House pool report revealed he had no events scheduled over the three-day Labor Day weekend. However, Trump was photographed on Saturday morning as he headed to play golf.
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