White House spokesperson Beni Rae Harmony calls the Bloomberg report a fabricated hoax
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In a statement to Bloomberg News, White House spokesperson Beni Rae Harmony calls the report that Rubio is weighing leaving fake news and a fabricated hoax from anonymous sources, and praises Rubio as a fighter for Trump and the MAGA movement.
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Bloomberg News reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that Rubio is weighing whether to leave the Trump administration, that he has spoken to White House officials about stepping down and has been asked to stay, and that he has not made a decision.
“This fake news is nothing more than a fabricated hoax being peddled by anonymous sources with no factual information ... Secretary Rubio is a fearless fighter for President Trump and the MAGA movement.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Bloomberg News story first published on bloomberg.com on November 5, 2026 and reprinted in full by The Spokesman-Review. Citing people familiar with the matter, it reports that Rubio is weighing whether to leave the administration, that he has spoken to White House officials about stepping down and has been asked to stay, and that he has not made a decision. It carries denials from Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, and White House spokesperson Beni Rae Harmony.
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Bloomberg News reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that Rubio is weighing whether to leave the administration and has spoken to White House officials about stepping down. It says the White House and State Department denied he was thinking about resigning.
After the quotation
Bloomberg also quotes Dylan Johnson of the State Department saying Rubio has not discussed leaving his role. The story notes that it is not unusual for cabinet members to leave an administration as it enters its lame-duck phase.
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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. The White House statement calls Bloomberg's report fake news and a fabricated hoax, which denies it.
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Dylan Johnson tells Bloomberg that Rubio has not discussed leaving his role
“This is complete and total fake news based on the word of anonymous sources, befitting a tabloid ... The secretary has not discussed leaving his role and he will continue to proudly serve in President Trump's administration long after this fake news is revealed as yet another baseless hoax.”Read statement
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