Trump suggests Vance and Rubio run together in 2028 US presidential election

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should form a ticket together in the 2028 presidential election. Trump did not specify which of the two he sees in the president's role and which in the vice president's role.

US President Donald Trump made an unexpected proposal on Wednesday, suggesting that his closest working partner, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio run together in the 2028 presidential election.

Trump did not indicate which of the two men should, in his view, be the presidential candidate and which the vice presidential candidate. The proposal came as a surprise, given that the next presidential election is still four years away and Trump's own second term has only just begun.

Both Vance and Rubio are key figures in Trump's current administration — the former as vice president and the latter heading US foreign policy as secretary of state. Both have been considered potential presidential candidates for the future, but neither has yet launched a public campaign.