Top Trump Goon’s Plan to Quit Disaster Admin Is Leaked
The top 2028 contender may be trying to distance himself from Trump.

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A top Cabinet official may be eyeing an early exit from the second Trump administration after the GOP’s midterm catastrophe.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is mulling whether to leave the White House, insiders told Bloomberg.
Rubio, 55, rejected the rumors circulating about his potential departure to The New York Times, saying that working with President Donald Trump through his entire term has “always been my plan.”
The former Florida senator and his advisers have been weighing options for his future after Republicans’ massive blowout in Tuesday’s midterm elections, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
In the past, Trump has floated Marco Rubio as a potential successor.
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Unnamed sources told the outlet that Rubio has not yet decided whether to leave his top roles in the Trump administration and that there is no timeline for when he would potentially leave.
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