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Republican megadonors plot secret 'draft Rubio' 2028 effort as JD Vance's star dims
ABC News reported Monday on the effort, saying that the GOP donors are looking for ways to boost Rubio's profile following November's midterm races.
Rubio, 54, isn't behind the movement, the report made clear, but it's instead being led by donors and surrogates, who remain anonymous.
The scheme comes as Rubio has become a more prominent face in the administration amid Trump's war with Iran and after January's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
While Rubio has been in the room, Vance, 41, has been elsewhere - back in Washington when military action began in Iran and kept away from Mar-a-Lago during the Maduro raid, in an effort to keep the Venezuelans in the dark about the mission.
His absence during the first Iran strikes was explained by his office as being for 'operational secrecy,' a Vance spokesperson told ABC.
The statement attempted to kill any speculation that Vance, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, was against the Iran strikes after previous criticism of American involvement in wars in the Middle East.
Still, if the war with Iran is rated a success, that could help propel Rubio toward the 2028 nomination - should he decide to seek it.
Rubio, a former US senator from Florida, ran against Trump in the 2016 Republican primary, even briefly mocking the size of the President's hands and suggesting he had 'wet' his pants.
In turn, Trump nicknamed Rubio 'little Marco' and called on him to drop out of the race.
But the two men have long ago buried the hatchet, with Trump now referring to Rubio as the 'greatest Secretary of State in history.'
Behind closed doors, Axios reported, Trump has asked allies and associates the question, 'Marco or JD?' as he hasn't yet made an endorsement in the 2028 race.
While tradition suggests that Trump would pick Vance, Democratic President Barack Obama famously pushed his former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to run in 2016, after the death of Vice President Joe Biden's son Beau the year before.
Trump's own 2024 announcement came historically early - a week after the 2022 midterm races wrapped up.