Although the next presidential election is more than three years away, political analyst Rick Santorum told Newsmax on Sunday that Washington is “already buzzing” about who might be next in line for the White House after President Donald Trump.

“It’s because that’s what politicians do,” Santorum, a former GOP senator from Pennsylvania, said on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report.” “They talk about who’s next in line, and Washington is already buzzing about who’s positioning themselves to be in that pole position.”

Vice President JD Vance is already in good shape for the nomination, even though he said last week that he’s focusing on the present rather than the 2028 race, said Santorum.

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