Overview
- Trump confidantes now see Marco Rubio as a serious 2028 contender, according to a Politico report summarized by Raw Story.
- Backers point to what they describe as steady handling of foreign conflicts and skill at avoiding political missteps.
- The report highlights his push to unseat Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a key example of his foreign-policy work.
- It also credits him with moves to dismantle USAID, the U.S. foreign aid agency, reflecting priorities of Trump’s isolationist allies.
- Rubio has said he would not challenge J.D. Vance for the nomination, a notable shift for a onetime 2016 hopeful whose campaign struggled.