Rubio says he does not know where reports of his exit come from and that serving out Trump's term has always been his plan
Marco RubioSecretary of state and national security adviser, in an interview with The New York Times
In an interview with The New York Times, Rubio says working for Trump until the end of his term has always been his plan and that he does not know where reports of his departure come from. He jokes that he has two jobs and declines to discuss 2028.
“always been my plan ... I don't know where these things come from, to be honest with you. ... I love the work I'm doing ... And plus I always laugh when they say he's going to leave his job. I go, 'Which one?'”
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Reports say Marco Rubio is weighing leaving the Trump administration after the midterms; Rubio says working for Trump to the end of the term has always been his plan
On November 5, 2026, The Independent and then Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed sources, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected to leave or was weighing leaving the Trump administration after Republicans' midterm losses. Rubio told The New York Times that working for Trump until the end of his term has always been his plan, and State Department and White House spokespeople called the reports fake.
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New York Times report on an interview with Rubio in his White House office on November 5, 2026. Rubio says working for Trump until the end of his term has always been his plan, says he does not know where the reports come from and declines to discuss 2028.
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The New York Times reports that Rubio dismissed reports that he was planning to leave the administration. Speaking in his White House office, he says working for Trump until the end of his term has always been his plan.
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Rubio declines to answer questions about whether he is considering a 2028 presidential run and says he will not talk about 2028 anymore. The Times notes that he has said he would support Vice President JD Vance if Vance runs.
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The reference point is the November 5, 2026 reporting that Rubio is weighing leaving, or is expected to leave, the Trump administration. Rubio says staying through the end of Trump's term has always been his plan and that he does not know where the reports come from, which disputes them.
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The Dispute Index. "Rubio says he does not know where reports of his exit come from and that serving out Trump's term has always been his plan". First published: 2026-11-07. Last updated: 2026-11-07. https://disputeindex.com/events/8346-in-an-interview-with-the-new-york-times