Trump Again Suggests a Vance-Rubio 2028 Presidential Ticket—or, Perhaps, Rubio-Vance

mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-says-hes-been-studying-rubio-and-vance-to-see-if-they-like-each-other-ahead-of-2028/

Jun 03

Trump Says He’s Been Studying Rubio and Vance ‘to See if They Like Each Other’ Ahead of 2028

3 6

The Hill (newspaper)

Grade: B

Jun 03

Trump: Vance, Rubio team would be ‘hard to beat’ in 2028: President Trump suggested Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should run together ...

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5908001-trump-suggests-2028-vance-rubio-ticket/

147

412 192

Reuters

Grade: A

Jun 04

Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable: U.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice ...

reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-vance-rubio-teaming-up-2028-run-would-be-unbeatable-2026-06-03/

187 27

South China Morning Post

scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3355874/trump-says-vance-and-rubio-teaming-2028-run-would-be-unbeatable

Jun 03

Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable: Trump ‌has continued to fuel the succession talk even as both Vance and Rubio downplay ...

Paid articlePaywall

146

Berliner Morgenpost

morgenpost.de/politik/article412185464/nachfolge-fuer-2028-wie-trump-mit-jd-vance-und-marco-rubio-katz-und-maus-spielt.html

Jun 04

Succession for 2028: How Trump is playing cat and mouse with JD Vance and Marco Rubio

The New York Times

Grade: B+

Jun 04

Trump Suggests Vance and Rubio Should Run Together in 2028 Election: President Trump said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should split ...

nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/politics/trump-vance-rubio-2028-election.html

229

514

The Indian Express

Grade: C

Jun 04

Trump fuels 2028 buzz, says JD Vance-Marco Rubio ticket would be ‘unbeatable’: Vance and Rubio have taken turns ‌to take the stage at White House briefings to ...

indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/donald-trump-vance-rubio-2028-presidential-run-unbeatable-10722311/

Similar to This

Die Zeit

Grade: A-

Jun 11

JD Vance and Marco Rubio: Vance versus Rubio, who will be Trump's successor?: JD Vance and Marco Rubio both want to be president. Who has the better chances? ...

zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-06/jd-vance-marco-rubio-nachfolger-donald-trump-praesidentschaft-ok-america

dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/06/09/jd-vance-rubio-2028-republican-primary-election-trump-legacy/90459264007/

The Columbus Dispatch

Grade: B-

Jun 09

JD Vance could be Ohio's 9th US president, but he has a big problem | Opinion: If Republicans want to win the White House in 2028, they shouldn't rally around JD ...

294

newsweek.com/marco-rubio-2028-republican-presidential-primary-poll-12003385

May 28

Marco Rubio Surges in 2028 Republican Presidential Primary Poll: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are tied nationally among Republican ...

172

newsweek.com/marco-rubio-jumps-double-digits-in-2028-polling-as-jd-vance-sinks-12006026

May 28

Marco Rubio Jumps Double Digits in 2028 Polling as JD Vance Sinks: No one has formally announced their candidacy for either Republicans or Democrats.

thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-humiliates-jd-vance-by-snubbing-him-to-his-face/

The Daily Beast

Grade: D

May 18

Trump Humiliates Vance by Snubbing Him to His Face: The president made sure to say it would be a “disaster” if the wrong person led the Republican 2028 ticket.

op-online.de/politik/trump-nennt-moegliches-ticket-vance-rubio-2028-dream-team-was-umfragen-zeigen-zr-94307165.html

21 23

op-online.de

Grade: C

May 15

“This is a dream team”: Trump names favorites for the Republican ticket in the 2028 election

wired.com/story/trump-inner-circle-2028-presidential-ticket/

WIRED May 13

Trump's Inner Circle Is Already Scrambling Over the 2028 Presidential Ticket: Republicans still have the midterms to get through, but administration officials ...

thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-teases-jd-vance-marco-rubio-presidential-run-2028-video/

0 14 10

TheWrap

Grade: D+

May 12

Trump Stops Speech to Survey Crowd on Possible Vance-Rubio 2028 Faceoff | Video: Donald Trump stopped his speech at a White House event to take an impromptu poll ...

nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/vance-rubio-trump-succession.html

The New York Times

Grade: B+

May 10

Vance or Rubio? Trump Muses on Successor as the ‘Kids’ Fill Bigger Roles.: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles ...

thedailybeast.com/trump-is-secretly-pitting-jd-vance-and-marco-rubio-against-each-other/

222

23 635

The Daily Beast

Grade: D

Apr 17

Trump Is Secretly Pitting Vance and Rubio Against Each Other: The president has also been asking for performance reviews of his second-in-command.

pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-rubios-and-vances-differing-stances-on-iran-war-point-to-challenges-ahead-of-2028-election

109

PBS

Grade: A-

Apr 01

How Rubio's and Vance's differing stances on Iran war point to challenges ahead of 2028 election

8 similar articles

160

newsweek.com/jd-vance-2028-presidential-chances-fall-new-low-11721425

Mar 23

JD Vance’s 2028 Presidential Chances Fall to New Low: JD Vance’s chances of being the Republican nominee are falling, while Marco Rubio’s are on the rise.

105

238

The Independent

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vance-iran-war-2028-campaign-b2942045.html

Mar 20

Vance’s rock-and-a-hard-place: Backing Trump’s Iran war could cost him in 2028: The vice president has publicly defended Trump’s attack on Iran

Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung

Grade: C

Mar 19

Trump names favorites for 2028 US election - | Experts warn of "deadly" trap for Republicans

giessener-allgemeine.de/politik/vance-gegen-rubio-nachfolgekampf-koennte-republikanern-das-weisse-haus-kosten-zr-94224756.html

Mediaite

mediaite.com/politics/rubio-leapfrogs-vance-and-newsom-to-become-betting-favorite-to-win-2028-presidential-race/

Mar 11

Rubio Leapfrogs Vance and Newsom to Become Betting Favorite to Win 2028 Presidential Race

detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/02/17/trump-calls-rubio-vance-fantastic-amid-2028-speculation/88716099007/

57 5

The Detroit News

Grade: A-

Feb 17

Trump calls Rubio, Vance ‘fantastic’ amid 2028 speculation: The president has been coy about who he would like to see lead the Republican Party after his second ...

9 similar articles

114

newsweek.com/donald-trump-maga-succession-plan-under-threat-11059619

Nov 18 25

Donald Trump’s MAGA Succession Plan Could Be Under Threat: It may be difficult for Trump to rally his supporters around whoever he favors to be the next GOP ...

91 44

N-tv

n-tv.de/politik/Bericht-Rubio-stellt-sich-hinter-Vance-als-Trump-Nachfolger-article26147590.html

Nov 07 25

“He will do everything he can”: Report: Rubio backs Vance as Trump's successor: The US Constitution prohibits Donald Trump from running for president a third ...