Secretary of State Marco Rubio avoided commenting on his potential future candidacy for the presidency, instead expressing that he believes Vice President JD Vance would be an excellent candidate.

During an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News Saturday, the senior White House official was asked if he had considered a 2028 presidential run.

Rubio responded by noting that he is currently focused on his role as Secretary of State and is committed to remaining in the position for as long as the president permits, which would be until January 2028.

‘I believe that if I am able to be here through the duration of this presidency and we get things done at the pace that we’ve been doing the past six months, I’ll be able to look back at my time in public service and say, “I made a difference, I had an impact and I served my country in a very positive way.”‘

‘And I would be satisfied with that as the apex of my career… So that’s what I’m focused on right now because we’re doing some special things that I think are gonna bear fruit and dividend for a generation.’

But, Rubio said he believes Vance ‘would be a great nominee, if he decides he wants to do that.’

‘I think he’s doing a great job as vice president,’ he continued. ‘He’s a close friend and I hope he intends to do it.’

Rubio’s remarks come just days after it was revealed that Vance is the apparent favorite to win the next presidential election.

The 40-year-old already has a 27 percent chance to take the White House in 2028, according to Polymarket. 

In second place was California Governor Gavin Newsom with a 14 percent chance, which has fallen two percent according to the market. 

Democratic firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez closely trails the Golden State leader with a ten percent chance. 

Others close by the top three frontrunners included Pete Buttigieg with eight percent, and Rubio, with a six percent chance. 

Outsiders included incumbent president Donald Trump, with a three percent chance, even though he cannot run for a third term, and his son Donald Jr., with the same. 

Vance has worked diligently in recent weeks to offer a calculated response and limit his role in a MAGA civil war over the Trump administration’s announcement that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein did not have a ‘client list’ and there were no more files related to his death in prison or the sex trafficking investigation against him.

‘Vice President Vance is following President Trump’s lead and focusing on celebrating the administration’s policy victories like the historic passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill,’ a source close to the vice president told the Daily Mail.

‘The White House is racking up wins on a daily basis, and there’s a lot the Vice President can be talking about and working on that actually affects Americans’ day-to-day lives,’ the source noted.

Meanwhile behind the scenes, Vance was working quietly to diffuse the tensions in the Trump administration.

As FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel were disappointed with Bondi’s handling of the case, he spoke with them personally and urged them to remain in their positions rather than resign in protest, according to a White House insider.

When the Wall Street Journal published details of a letter purportedly written by the president for Epstein’s birthday that included a crude drawing of a naked woman, Vance played the loyal servant as he leaped to the defense of his boss.

‘Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bulls**t. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it,’ Vance blasted on social media.

He scolded the Journal for failing to show Trump a copy of the letter before publishing details about it in an article.

‘Doesn’t it violate some rule of journalistic ethics to publish a letter like this without showing it to the victim of this hit piece?’ he asked.

Vance also applauded the president’s announcement that he had asked his attorney general to produce ‘any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony’ regarding the case, reposting a ‘LFG’ post hailing the decision by Donald Trump Jr.