WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said "no" when asked if he viewed Vice President JD Vance as his successor, saying it was too early to make such a determination.
"No, but he's very capable," Trump told Fox News anchor Bret Baier in an interview taped last week, excerpts from which were released Monday.
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