Midterms in the USA: Marco Rubio denies resignation rumors

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has addressed rumors of his resignation. He told the New York Times about corresponding media reports: "To be honest, I don't know where these things come from." He also emphasized: "I love the work I do." Previously, a press representative from the State Department had previously rejected the rumor as false and made up in an X-post.

Media had reported that Rubio was considering resigning as secretary of state. The reports speculated that the 55-year-old may be preparing to run for the 2028 presidential election. Rubio told the New York Times that he did not want to comment on the topic of 2028.

This leaves it open as to whether Rubio can currently imagine running for office. He is one of the names that keeps circulating in media reports, and Vice President JD Vance is also often mentioned.

After the Republican election debacle, Vance distanced himself from Donald Trump and cited Trump's foreign policy as the central reason. The Iran war that began with Israel was largely responsible for the Democrats' landslide victory. »Everyone knows why we lost. And any discussion about what happens next has to start there,” Vance wrote in a long post on X.

Rubio had already had presidential ambitions years ago. He ultimately withdrew his candidacy in the party's internal primary election campaign. One of his competitors at the time was Trump, who was elected President of the United States for the first time in 2016. Trump's second presidency ends in January 2029.