White House spokesperson Davis Ingle accuses The Independent of pushing baseless, false conspiracy theories
Davis IngleWhite House spokesperson, in a statement to The Independent
Asked whether Trump had any indication that Rubio planned to leave, Ingle accuses The Independent of pushing baseless, false conspiracy theories about the president and his administration and says Trump has assembled a united team.
Responding to
The Independent reports that Marco Rubio is on resignation watch and expected to quit his role in the Trump administration to prepare a bid for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, citing unnamed Republican sources, a Rubio ally and a senior UK government source.
“pushing baseless, false conspiracy theories... about President Trump and his administration.”
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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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The Independent's report that Rubio is on resignation watch and expected to quit to prepare a 2028 presidential bid. It cites unnamed Republican sources, a Rubio ally and a senior UK government source, as well as an administration insider who said Rubio had shown no sign of wanting to leave. It carries responses from White House spokesperson Davis Ingle and the State Department.
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The Independent asked the White House whether Trump had any indication that Rubio was planning an exit.
After the quotation
Ingle adds that the president has assembled a united team focused on his America First agenda that will keep winning no matter how much it upsets what he calls the glue-sniffing hacks at The Independent.
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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. Ingle calls The Independent's report baseless and false and says the president's team is united, which denies it.
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