For months, Trump has privately and publicly polled allies, friends and staff on who should succeed him: Vance or Rubio. He, like DeSantis, has an ability to evangelize MAGA that moves people toward it, not away from it,” one source close to the administration told the Caller. One adviser to the president told the outlet that Trump has “privately resolved” that Vance will succeed him but it remains too early to determine when the president will formally endorse the vice president. Behind the scenes, Trump has consistently praised the vice president, the source added. The outlet reported that, after making the Oval Office comment about Vance, Trump asked two guests on Marine One whether Vance or Rubio should run.