Vice President JD Vance said he and his wife, Usha Vance, will decide after November's midterm elections whether he will pursue the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, telling CBS' "Sunday Morning" that his focus remains on serving in the Trump administration rather than planning a future campaign.

Vance said he expects President Donald Trump to support whatever decision he ultimately makes regarding a possible White House run.

"I have no doubt that the president of the United States is going to be very supportive of anything that I ultimately decide to do," Vance said. "But we really just haven't talked about what that thing will be."

The vice president sought to downplay speculation about his political future, saying he is not actively weighing a presidential bid while carrying out his duties.

"I'm not sitting around figuring out whether I'm going to run for president," Vance said.

Instead, he said any decision about seeking the GOP nomination would come after discussions with his family following the midterms.

"Usha and I will absolutely sit down and talk about what comes next for our family," Vance said. "The way I make decisions is, I try not to make them until I absolutely must."

Vance said Trump frequently raises questions about the future of the Republican Party and potential political developments, though he insisted the conversations have not involved detailed planning for the 2028 race.

"I never bring it up. But sure, the president brings it up a lot, sometimes publicly, sometimes privately," Vance said. "You know, the president's a political animal. He loves this stuff. He's very fascinated by it."

Asked whether Trump has encouraged him to seek the Republican nomination, Vance said the discussions have been largely exploratory rather than directive.

"It's not positive or negative," he said. "It's just ... he kind of talks about it, like, 'What's gonna happen,' you know? 'How do we make sure that we're successful? What does that mean for the future?' It's more of a conversation like that."

"So, we talk about it, but not in any great detail," he added. "Because, again, I think both of us are focused on the here-and-now."

Vance also stressed that he does not want future political ambitions to interfere with his duties as vice president.

"I really don't ever want my thought about a future job, whether it's president or anything else, to make me a worse vice president," he said. "And the way to do that is to keep my attention on the job I have right now."

The comments come as Vance continues to be viewed by many Republicans as a leading contender for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination. Other names frequently mentioned by GOP insiders include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.