Anti-Trump influencer Tim Miller believes there’s a new name to watch out for on the 2028 Republican presidential side.
During a podcast interview, Miller argued that Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears to be positioning himself to run for president in 2028.
“Any signs of Vance or Rubio just, you know, preliminarily, possibly, potentially laying the groundwork for 2028?” the host asked Miller.
“I don’t possibly see how you could look at Marco Rubio’s behavior as anything other than an interest in 2028. I mean, he has changed his views to move towards MAGA on basically every relevant foreign policy issue. I mean, he was a huge advocate for people fleeing communism, fleeing Venezuela, fleeing Nicaragua, fleeing Cuba throughout his whole career,” Miller said.
“And now the Trump Administration is taking away protected status of those people that fled those countries to come to America, they shut down the Radio Martí, which is the free Cuba radio. You know, he’s gone after obviously people on campus for writing op eds opposed to Israel. So, like, across the board, Marco has really, like, aligned himself with MAGA in a very ostentatious way. And I think that that’s obviously due to his political ambitions, I mean, in addition to wanting to stay in Trump’s good graces and I guess keep getting appointed to different temporary jobs, interim jobs.” Miller added.
“I think it does help Marco, for sure. I mean, J.D., I think is the obvious one, but Marco’s case, I think it does obviously helps, but I think it also helps him because, well, he was — you know, he ran for president in 2016 being very different from Donald Trump, from a temperament and policy standpoint. So if he was going to be somebody that wanted to carry the mantle for MAGA, he would need the endorsement and the support and the air cover of Trump and people in Trump’s family, right?” Miller added.
Miller continued, “Because I think that there’s going to be some out there who try to say this is fake, and I think they have a lot of evidence for making the argument that Marco’s transition is phony and that he might not be able to be trusted. Obviously, Tucker Carlson went hard at Marco when he was on the list for VP, so I — you know, I think it’s very critical for him to have Trump’s support in particular.”
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President Donald Trump teased two potential successors — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — in a recent interview when asked about the 2028 presidential race.
In a wide-ranging interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump largely remained tight-lipped on who he preferred. The commander-in-chief also said he is “not looking” to seek a third term in office.
“It’s far too early to say that. But you know, I do have a vice president … and JD’s doing a fantastic job. I don’t want to get involved in that. I think he’s a fantastic, brilliant guy. Marco is great. There’s a lot of them that are great,” he added. “We have a lot of good people in this party,” Trump said.
Trump has joked with the concept in the past but has stated that he is not serious about seeking a third term, which would require either repealing the 22nd Amendment or exploiting a succession gap.
“I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that. But it’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do,” Trump admitted.
“I’ll be an eight-year president. I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,” he added. “This is not something I’m looking to do. I’m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican.”