Secretary of State Marco Rubio may soon exit President Donald Trump’s administration to prepare a 2028 presidential campaign. According to a report by The Independent, Republican insiders expect Rubio to step down following the midterm elections. He also currently serves as the White House national security adviser. Party sources indicate that Rubio wants to challenge Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 Republican nomination. One political ally claims Rubio currently holds an edge over Vance among party faithful. However, Rubio cannot easily mount a national campaign while leading the State Department.
Foreign policy challenges also factor heavily into his potential timeline for leaving the White House. Insiders told The Economic Times that Rubio needs distance from the unpopular ongoing conflict with Iran. Rising gas prices and war fatigue have frustrated voters across the country. Remaining closely tied to the administration’s foreign policy could damage his future electoral prospects. Furthermore, a top Rubio adviser on Latin America recently departed the State Department for the private sector.
Rubio is not the only senior official rumored to be heading for the exits. Unnamed Republican and British government sources told The Dallas Express that four or five Cabinet members may leave. The administration has already experienced significant high-level turnover during its second term. Brookings Institution data shows substantial departures across the White House senior staff and Cabinet.
Several prominent Cabinet officials already departed earlier in the year under various circumstances. As documented by The 19th News, four high-profile women left the administration within a brief spring window. Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March over the misuse of government funds. Attorney General Pam Bondi was dismissed in April following controversies surrounding the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April amid workplace misconduct allegations. Additionally, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stepped down to care for her husband following his cancer diagnosis.
Other notable departures include former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary also resigned in May over vape regulation disputes. Despite these past exits, officials strongly deny that Rubio or others plan to leave next. White House spokesperson Davis Ingle dismissed the recent departure rumors as baseless conspiracy theories. State Department Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson also rejected the claims as completely fabricated news from anonymous sources.
Sources
- The Economic Times
- The Dallas Express
- The New Voice of Ukraine
- Resist the Mainstream
- Brookings Institution
- The 19th News
- Wikipedia – List of dismissals and resignations in the second Trump administration
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