00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied reports that he plans to leave the Trump administration
00:05following the Republicans' midterm election losses.
00:09He also dismissed claims that he was preparing to run for president in 2028.
00:16In an interview with the New York Times, Rubio said he was committed to serving President Donald Trump until the
00:23end of his term.
00:24Rubio separately called a report by The Independent that he was planning a bid for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination
00:32as completely baseless fake news.
00:36Both Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance are the most widely discussed potential successors to Trump,
00:42who is constitutionally barred from being elected president a third time.
00:47Rubio, who also serves as national security advisor, has previously said he would support Vance if he ran.
00:53Separately, the White House also denied rumors that Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth might leave his job in the post-election
01:01shakeup of the Trump administration.
