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Posted on 11/12/2026 1:46:18 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Former Trump White House aide John McEntee is getting attention as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2028.
McEntee, 36, has never held elected office. However, he has a background in the White House, played college football and has built a large social media following.
He also recently finished first in a college presidential straw poll and ranks fourth in a prediction market for the 2028 Republican nomination.
Here are seven things to know about him.
1. John McEntee won a college presidential straw poll
McEntee finished first in a recent presidential straw poll at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The College Republicans at Tennessee shared the results on November 12.
McEntee received 31.3 percent of the vote, narrowly beating Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who received 29.7 percent.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finished third with 23.4 percent. Vice President JD Vance came in fourth with 15.6 percent.
The group did not provide a sample size or explain how it conducted the poll. Therefore, the results do not necessarily reflect the views of college Republicans nationwide.
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5. McEntee has criticized the Iran war
McEntee has also taken issue with the Trump administration's war in Iran.
In a video circulated on November 9, McEntee criticized Vice President JD Vance for declining to say whether the Iran war was a mistake.
He questioned whether Vance's position would cost Republicans support in heavily Republican states such as Oklahoma.
McEntee also pushed for U.S. troop withdrawals during Trump's first term.
According to reporting about the final months of that administration, McEntee worked with retired Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor to push for a faster withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and other overseas missions.
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You are grasping.
Well, can you post an article describing Pee-Wee Herman’s potential candidacy?
You are in good company. I recall a whole audience laughing at Ann Coulter.
Vivek wannabe. How did that turn out?
No thanks.
At first I thought this was a thread on John McEnroe—the old tennis player with the bad temper.
That name could be a problem.
Lol.
Eye candy for the ladies (and Mayor Pete.) almost all his instagram posts are of him eating, which I find odd. it’s just Wikipedia, but I’m concerned about some potential “me too” baggage there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McEntee_(political_aide)
And maybe a gambling problem? Same source
He looks like a young Joe Biden.
That's the end of that - no serious person would even entertain this guy.
Well, now at least I can say I have heard of him, which I couldn’t have done five minutes ago. A college football player and social media star who has been a political operative. We’re not exactly talking about another Jefferson here but, in our time, maybe this is as close as we’ll get. Some people want a former bartender to be the next president .
Looks kinda like Bill Pullman when he played POTUS in independance day
Charles Gordin
The dims are going to run enough unqualified candidates.
We saw what happens when you run unqualified candidates a week ago.
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