Will Rubio abandon Trump to run for president? As the 2028 presidential race approaches, Washington's political landscape is entering an inevitable phase of change, where loyalty to the outgoing president begins to give way to pragmatic calculation. After the Republicans' crushing midterm defeat stripped the party of control of both houses of Congress, key figures in the Trump administration are faced with a choice: share the blame with the president for unpopular decisions, or start distancing themselves in order to survive politically. In this calculation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seen as the first and most obvious departure - and his potential resignation will signal to the entire party that the primaries have actually begun. Rubio — once a staunch Trump critic who now uniquely fills both the State Department and national security adviser roles — is caught up in his own success. Sources in the Republican Party and the British government say that to launch a successful 2028 campaign, he needs to cut ties with the White House immediately - mainly by distancing himself from the Iran war and pinning the fuel crisis on the president. Remaining in the secretary of state chair amid looming impeachment efforts and administrations sinking approval ratings means burying his presidential ambitions under the weight of someone else's foreign policy failures. The main beneficiary of his exit could be Vice President J. Dee Vance, who has already launched an active campaign, openly criticizes the Iranian adventure and positions himself as the heir to Trumpism without its toxic baggage. Rubio publicly denies those plans, telling The New York Times that working for the president until the end of his term "was always his plan," and declined to comment on 2028.

Will Rubio abandon Trump to run for president? As the 2028 presidential race approaches, Washington's political landscape is entering an inevitable phase of change, where loyalty to the outgoing president begins to give way to pragmatic calculation. After the Republicans' crushing midterm defeat stripped the party of control of both houses of Congress, key figures in the Trump administration are faced with a choice: share the blame with the president for unpopular decisions, or start distancing themselves in order to survive politically. In this calculation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seen as the first and most obvious departure - and his potential resignation will signal to the entire party that the primaries have actually begun. Rubio — once a staunch Trump critic who now uniquely fills both the State Department and national security adviser roles — is caught up in his own success. Sources in the Republican Party and the British government say that to launch a successful 2028 campaign, he needs to cut ties with the White House immediately - mainly by distancing himself from the Iran war and pinning the fuel crisis on the president. Remaining in the secretary of state chair amid looming impeachment efforts and administrations sinking approval ratings means burying his presidential ambitions under the weight of someone else's foreign policy failures. The main beneficiary of his exit could be Vice President J. Dee Vance, who has already launched an active campaign, openly criticizes the Iranian adventure and positions himself as the heir to Trumpism without its toxic baggage. Rubio publicly denies those plans, telling The New York Times that working for the president until the end of his term "was always his plan," and declined to comment on 2028.