Rubio gains early momentum in hypothetical 2028 GOP primary race as Vance remains clear front-runner

Rubio gains early momentum in hypothetical 2028 GOP primary race as Vance remains clear front-runner

Vance told Fox News that 'Marco is my closest friend in the administration' and dismissed media attempts to 'create this conflict'

President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters while Vice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, look on, as they attend a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Vice President JD Vance, left, and President Donald Trump attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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