JD Vance Calls Marco Rubio His ‘Best Friend in the Administration’ After Trump Floats 2028 Ticket [WATCH]

Vice President J.D. Vance praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “my best friend in the administration” during a new interview, following President Donald Trump’s recent comments suggesting the two could form an “unstoppable” ticket in 2028, as reported by The New York Post.

In a conversation with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine on her “Pod Force One” podcast, released Wednesday, Vance reflected on the idea with a mix of humor and caution. He said the topic first came up during a private lunch with President Trump about six months ago.

“We try to get lunch every couple of weeks just to catch up on what’s going on and talk about things,” Vance said. “He [Trump] mentioned it probably six months or so ago.”

The vice president added that he brought up the possibility to Rubio “in jest,” emphasizing that any discussion of 2028 is premature. “It feels so early,” he said. “What I always say to people is, if we take care of business, the politics will take care of itself.”

Vance, 41, said his focus remains on carrying out the work of the Trump administration. “We’re nine months into this administration. We’ve done a lot of good,” he said, before noting the challenges that remain from former President Joe Biden’s policies.

“The thing that I most worry about is that Biden left us a terrible affordability crisis,” Vance said. “We’ve got to make life more affordable for American citizens. Again, we’ve chipped away at that problem, but there’s a lot more work to do.”

He said his priority is continuing to make President Trump’s agenda successful. “The American people elected me to be vice president,” Vance said.

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“I’m gonna work as hard as I can to make the president successful over the next three years and three months. And if we get to a point where something else is in the offing, let’s handle it then.”

When asked if a future Vance-Rubio ticket could create tension between the vice president and the secretary of state, Vance dismissed the idea. “He and I work a lot together,” he said. “A lot of the good work that we’ve been able to do as an administration is because we’re all able to work together.”

Vance and Rubio have recently coordinated diplomatic trips to Europe and the Middle East, including efforts to help mediate the ongoing conflicts involving Russia and Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

“Worrying too much about the politics actually, I think, makes you worse at the job that you have,” Vance said.

“I never want to wake up and think, ‘How do I make myself president of the United States?’ What I wake up and think to myself is, ‘How do I do a good job as vice president?’ And I think Marco Rubio asks himself, ‘How do I do a good job as secretary of state?’”

According to polling compiled by RealClearPolitics, Vance remains the leading figure for the 2028 Republican nomination, outperforming potential rivals by as much as 40 percentage points.