“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio considers Vice President J.D. Vance to be the main contender for the nomination of the Republican Party in the 2028 presidential election and declares his readiness to support him in the event of a run.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: In addition, as the publication notes, Rubio declared his readiness to support Vance if he decides to run for office.
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“Marco has made it clear that JD will be the Republican nominee if he wants to be. He will do everything in his power to support the vice president in that effort,” said a source close to Rubio.
As noted by the newspaper, Rubio’s private comments are a clear example of how some Republicans are already preparing to fight to succeed Donald Trump, although only a year has passed since the beginning of his second presidential term.
Trump repeatedly named Vance and Rubio his two most likely successors. They both insist that they are good friends and that there is no rivalry between them.
“No one expects that Marco will resign from the government and start criticizing the current vice president,” said another interlocutor.
A third person close to the White House said, “JD is expected to be [кандидатом]and Rubio as vice president”.
According to a Politico poll, Vance is the top favorite among voters who voted for Trump in 2024. 35% of respondents said he is the person they would most like to see run for president in 2028. By contrast, only 2% named Rubio. Another 60% said they didn’t know who they’d like to see run for office in 2028 or didn’t want anyone, while 28% named Trump.
Earlier, Trump also said that during the 2028 presidential campaign will not nominate his candidacy to the post of vice president to stay in power.
According to a February poll, more than half of Americans believe that Donald Trump will apply for the third presidential term term.
Read in detail on this topic: Immortal Trump: will the US president decide to run for a third term.