Key facts
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said working for Trump until the end of Trump's term "has always been my plan."
- Rubio told the New York Times he "literally will not talk about 2028 anymore."
- Rubio rejected reports he will leave the administration to run for president.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on November 5, 2026, that he intends to remain in Donald Trump's administration until the end of Trump's term, according to an interview with the New York Times. Rubio rejected reports that he would leave to run for president. "I literally will not talk about 2028 anymore," Rubio was quoted as saying. "I just won't do it." The report did not specify the date of Rubio's resignation from the Senate or provide further details on the reports he was rejecting. Reuters reported the interview.