Rubio: Vance would be ‘great' GOP nominee in 2028 ‘if he decides he wants to do that'
In an interview on Fox News's 'My View with Lara Trump,' Rubio sidestepped a question about his own presidential ambitions when asked by the president's daughter-in-law whether his own sights are 'set outside the State Department.'
'I think JD Vance would be a great nominee … if he decides he wants to do that,' Rubio said during the interview Saturday.
'I think he's doing a great job as vice president. He's a close friend, and I hope he intends to do it,' Rubio added.
Pivoting back to his own political future, Rubio said he loves his job as secretary of State and intends to serve out his full term. He noted that would likely preclude him from running for president in 2028.
'I know it's kind of early, but being in the role that I'm in here, as the secretary of State, I really don't play in politics. There's actually rules against me being involved in domestic politics,' Rubio said.
'And I want to do this job, as long as the president allows me to do it, and stay in that job, which would keep me here all the way through January of 2028,' he added.
Rubio, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016, did not shut the door to a future White House bid, but he said he would be satisfied if his career of public service peaks with his tenure at the State Department.
'I feel, honestly, you never know what the future holds. You never rule things out or anything, because you just don't know. Things change very quickly,' Rubio said. 'But that said, I believe that if I am able to be here through the duration of this presidency — and we get things done at the pace that we've been doing the last six months — I'll be able to look back at my time in public service and say, 'I made a difference, I had an impact, and I served my country in a very positive way.''
'And I would be satisfied with that as the apex of my career,' Rubio said. 'And so that's what I'm focused on right now because what we're doing some special things that I think are going to bear dividend and fruit for a generation.'
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