India, May 21 -- Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both seen as possible contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination, especially with the two taking over White House press briefing duties one after another.

The press briefing room in the White House has almost become an informal audition stage for the intensifying race to succeed President Donald Trump in 2028.

On Tuesday, Vance took the press briefing room's podium, just two weeks after his possible presidential rival, Marco Rubio.

Vance worked to impress the briefing room full of journalists, fielding questions for nearly one hour as he filled in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave.

Vance joked about understandin...