Rubio denies plans to leave Trump administration for White House bid

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied reports that he plans to leave the Trump administration, stating it has always been his intention to serve until the end of the president's term. He made the remarks in a New York Times interview on Thursday. Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate but declined to discuss his political future, saying he will not talk about that year anymore. The denial follows a Bloomberg report that he weighed stepping down and was asked to stay. The State Department dismissed the reports as fabricated, with an official calling the Bloomberg article "totally made up" and a separate report about a 2028 bid "baseless fake news." Rubio has previously said he would support Vice President JD Vance if he ran.