State Department Rejects Report Rubio May Leave for 2028 Run

The State Department rejected a report that Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to resign and pursue a 2028 presidential campaign. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson called the report baseless, while Rubio said working for President Donald Trump through the end of his term had always been his plan. He declined to discuss whether he might run for president. Johnson responded to the report in a post on X, saying it relied on anonymous sources. The State Department also said it looked forward to revisiting the report in the coming weeks. The White House rejected the account, according to reporting on its response, and said there had been no announced change to Rubio’s position. The report cited unnamed Republican and British government sources who speculated Rubio could leave his Cabinet post before 2028. The accounts described differing possibilities: one source reportedly said Rubio had shown no sign of wanting to resign, while another suggested he might remain in the administration to provide continuity. The claims about his plans have not been confirmed. In an interview published Thursday, Rubio said serving Trump until the end of the president’s term had always...