(Background) US President Donald Trump listens to US Vice President JD Vance speak during a dinner with Central Asian leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House on November 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Report: Rubio reiterates intention not to pursue GOP nomination in 2028, pointing to Vance while expressing strong support

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confided privately that he believes Vice President JD Vance is the clear frontrunner for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination if Vance chooses to run—adding that he would fully support him.

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