"But Trump has notably and increasingly praised Rubio, in public and private, for his rising profile as secretary of state and national security adviser. Behind the scenes: Trump enjoys gossiping, revels in playing people off of one another, and freely airs private musings. All five sources who spoke with Axios and relayed Trump's discussions with them cautioned against interpreting this as Trump souring on Vance."
""Vance-Rubio is the president's dream ticket" for 2028 - "and to be clear, that's Vance on top," said a Trump adviser whom the president recently asked to share opinions about the top of the ticket. Zoom in: Vance has political advisers who, if he runs as widely expected, would form the backbone of a 2028 presidential campaign."
Trump favors JD Vance as his vice presidential pick and views him as the most likely heir apparent while simultaneously praising Marco Rubio for his rising public profile and foreign policy role. Trump often gossips, plays people off one another, and shares private musings, and multiple sources warned that public praise of Rubio should not be interpreted as abandoning Vance. Advisers describe an ideal Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket with Vance on top, and Trump would accept a Rubio-Vance pairing. Vance has a political infrastructure for a possible 2028 campaign that Rubio currently lacks, and the two men remain close friends.
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