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Trump Still Weighing Vance or Rubio in 2028

At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, about 25 GOP donors overwhelmingly favored Marco Rubio over Vice President JD Vance as Trump informally polled support for the 2028 nomination.

  • At a Mar-a-Lago dinner less than a day after U.S. strikes on Iran, Trump asked roughly 25 GOP donors whom he should support for 2028, with attendees loudly cheering for Rubio.
  • With the 2028 Republican presidential nomination in mind, Trump is privately polling advisers and donors about Vance and Rubio, amid foreign policy differences, as he searches for a successor.
  • A former administration official noted the Mar-a-Lago donor crew favored Marco Rubio, while JD Vance remained in Washington's Situation Room due to security protocols, and Trump praised Rubio as an effective secretary of state.
  • The dinner guests lobbied the president to pick Rubio, and people familiar with the conversations say no final endorsement decision is imminent.
  • An NBC News poll last week found 77% of Republican voters view JD Vance positively, but James Ball wrote 'Trump’s war on Iran exacerbates this dilemma for Vance.
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According to NBC, Marco Rubio could become the presidential candidate of the Republican Party in the 2028 elections, with the support of Donald Trump and a group of donors. At a private meeting in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump would have consulted his allies about who would best represent the party, obtaining a majority of responses in favor of Rubio in front of JD Vance. However, analysts warn that the internal contest remains open, as Vance maintai…

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Frankfurter Allgemeine broke the news in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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