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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, suggested that a ticket composed of his Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be "unstoppable" in the 2028 presidential elections, which many interpret as a nod to the future direction of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
The statements were broadcasted on October 27, 2025 by Fox News and cited on X (formerly Twitter) by journalist Eric Daugherty, who accompanied his post with a video in which Trump praises both Republicans.
"We have JD. Marco is amazing. If they formed a group, they would be unstoppable," said the leader, who also made an ironic remark about his Democratic opponents by referring to Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett as individuals with a "low IQ."
Trump, who is currently in his second presidential term, cannot run for office again according to the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but his words reinforce the idea that he seeks to influence the succession within the Republican Party and maintain his political leadership beyond 2028.
Trump's most recent statements come just two weeks after, during his visit to Israel, he praised Marco Rubio in a speech before the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. On that occasion, the president claimed that Rubio would be “the best Secretary of State in the history of the United States” and emphasized his intelligence, sharpness, and diplomatic skills. Analysts interpreted those words at the time as a political endorsement of his figure within the Republican Party.
In August 2025, during an official event in Washington, Trump had already indicated that his vice president JD Vance was "the most likely" successor of the MAGA movement, and at that time mentioned Marco Rubio as a potential ally in a future Republican ticket.
Months earlier, in March 2025, the president hinted in an interview with NBC News that “many people” were urging him to remain in power and even mentioned “alternative methods” to stay in the White House, despite the constitutional prohibition. Among these, he suggested the possibility of Vance running in 2028 and then handing over the position, which sparked a wave of criticism and debate about the legal viability of that idea.
In contrast, in September 2024, Trump had stated that he would not run in 2028 if he lost the presidential election that year, asserting at the time that he “could not imagine that at all.”
The new mention of Rubio, a former rival of Trump in the 2016 primaries and now a key figure in his cabinet, solidifies the relationship between the two after years of tension. The senator from Florida, who enjoys high popularity among Hispanic and Cuban-American voters, has been a central figure in the current administration's foreign policy, especially concerning issues related to Cuba and Latin America.
With this statement, Trump seems to be outlining an internal transition within the MAGA movement, positioning Vance and Rubio as the most visible faces of Trumpism leading up to 2028.
Meanwhile, U.S. political analysts point out that although the president will not be able to seek a third term, his influence within the Republican Party will continue to be decisive in determining his successor.
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