It was earlier reported that he was weighing his options after the Republican loss in the midterm elections . He said on Thursday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed reports that he plans to leave the Trump administration.
“I just won’t do it. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Rubio was thinking about leaving the Trump administration after the midterm defeat. Rubio did not answer questions about whether he may run for president in 2028.
Rubio said working for President Donald Trump until the end of his term has “always been my plan, according to The New York Times . He said this in an interview in his White House office. “I literally will not talk about 2028 anymore,” he said. Rubio has said he would back Vice President JD Vance if Vance runs. He told NBC News in May: “JD is a very good friend of mine. People familiar with the matter said Rubio and his advisers were going over options. However, Bloomberg also said that he had not made a decision and there was no timeline.
Senior party sources in the US and senior figures in the UK government said Rubio could quit even before the midterm results, according to The Independent. It said the sources repeated this after the midterms. One Washington insider told the paper that Rubio needs to “distance himself from the Iran war and pin that one on Trump”. A Rubio ally told The Independent: “It makes complete sense for him to step down and leave the administration. The ally also said: “But he cannot run while he is still secretary of state, and being tied to the administration will only harm his prospects anyway. Earlier reporting noted: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports Thursday that he was planning to leave the Trump administration as he weighs his next moves after Republicans’ losses in midterm elections, according to The New York Times. Earlier reporting noted: It has “always been my plan” to work for President Donald Trump until the end of his term, Rubio told The Times in an interview.
