U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (not pictured) present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

SEVENOAKS, England (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he was not focused on the next presidential election after President Donald Trump suggested he was a front-runner to replace him.

"My view on the politics of 2028 is I'm not really focused even on the election in 2026, much less one two years after that," he told reporters during a meeting with British foreign minister David Lammy.

"And if we do a good job for the American people, the politics will take care of itself."

(Reporting by Jarrett RenshawWriting by William Schomberg; Editing by William James)