Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend the first Critical Minerals Ministerial in the Loy Henderson Conference Room at the State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2026. —Chip Somodevilla—Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is once again promoting the idea of Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio running on a presidential ticket together in the 2028 election.In an interview with The New York Post’s “Pod Force One” that was released on Wednesday, Trump said that the Republican party has “a lot of talent,” when asked about potential contenders for the 2028 presidential race. But he singled out Vance and Rubio, saying “they’re both great; I like them both. And I like them together.”“They’re very talented,” Trump said. “And I think the two of them running together as a team would be very unbeatable.”He also said, though, that “they have to agree to it” and that there was still “a long time left” before the 2028 election. He didn’t specify whether he would like Vance or Rubio to run for the Oval Office.Read More: Whitmer Rules Out a 2028 Presidential Run, Then Walks It Back. Here’s What Other Potential Contenders Have SaidVance Or Rubio? Trump Discusses 2028 Presidential Ticket At The White HouseThis isn’t the first time Trump—who in the past has repeatedly floated the idea that he himself might seek a third term, which would violate the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution—has suggested that Vance and Rubio would be strong candidates to succeed him in the White House. Last month, he said that the two of them would be a “dream team” in the 2028 election.Neither Vance nor Rubio have announced plans to run for President in 2028, though both are widely considered to be top potential contenders for the Republican nomination. Vance, who many view as Trump’s successor to lead the MAGA movement, has waved off speculation over his plans for 2028.“I’m not a potential future candidate,” he told reporters in May. “I’m a Vice President, and I really like my job.”Rubio, who unsuccessfully ran for the White House in the 2016 election, said in a Vanity Fair story published in December that, if Vance decided to run for President in 2028, he would support the Vice President.Some have also suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who launched an unsuccessful presidential bid in the 2024 election, could run again in 2028. He has not confirmed his intent to run, but if he does, recent polling suggests that he would not be as strong of a contender for the Republican nomination as Vance or Rubio.Meanwhile, the field for potential Democratic candidates already looks crowded for the 2028 race; several figures in the party have flirted with the idea of running for the White House in recent months, including Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and former Vice President Kamala Harris.