Trump praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and then praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio, giving him a friendly slap on the arm and asking him to address Iran. Rubio said Trump prefers a diplomatic solution and added that other options are available if diplomacy does not work. Rubio then addressed additional foreign policy issues. Rubio’s rising profile has fueled speculation about a 2028 Republican presidential run. An AtlasInel survey found 45.4% of Republican respondents prefer Rubio, compared with 29.6% for JD Vance and 11.2% for Ron DeSantis. Rubio has avoided direct questions about running and has suggested support for Vance, but political chatter continues. Mark Halperin argued Rubio may outperform Vance in likability and performance.
"I will say that in the next two years, as people in the party and the media are comparing Rubio and Vance side-by-side, I don't think Vance can win'em, win the performance competition. I don't think the-, I, don't, and the likability, argued longtime political reporter and commentator Mark Halperin earlier this month. I may be wrong, but I just think Rubio has improved enough and the perceptions are such that Vance is going to have a hard time of people looking at him in a press conference, in an interview on the stump."
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