Trump says Vance-Rubio ticket for 2028 presidential election would be ‘unbeatable’ – US politics live

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In his interview with the ‘Pod Force One’ podcast, Trump said that vice-president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio running together in 2028 would be “unbeatable”.

Both men are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination, and Rubio’s recent turn at the White House podium drew praise from Republicans and even some Democrats who noted his smooth performance, which included quips and a 1990s hip-hop reference to describe Iran’s negotiating position.

“I would think that JD and Marco as a team would be very hard to beat,” Trump told Miranda Devine in a podcast aired on Wednesday.

“It’s interesting, human thing, the human equation. So I watch them together, they get along great,” he added.

Trump has continued to fuel the succession talk even as both Vance and Rubio downplay their 2028 ambitions.

Donald Trump’s interview with the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast.","elementId":"f23f50c3-e00c-43e0-bf74-b3b8b47e212c"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The president confirmed Axios’s report that he yelled and cursed at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s threats to resume airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this week.","elementId":"597b0115-43f3-4a9c-8e69-6959077836af"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Israel’s continued assault on Lebanon had threatened to derail talks on ending the president’s war against Iran.","elementId":"e61a4015-04ff-4a16-948f-861345409dba"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Axios reported, citing two US officials and a third source briefed on the call, that Trump told Netanyahu he was “fucking crazy” and “you’d be in prison if it weren’t for me”.","elementId":"26de1d6a-2b5b-424d-a4fd-5782d0531f89"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Asked if he said what Axios reported, Trump told the podcast: “I did.”","elementId":"22998631-999f-42f0-b1b0-e55df5b953b1"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"\n

I don’t want to say ‘angry’. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know, at some point I said, ‘Bibi, we gotta stop this, we gotta stop it.’\n","elementId":"15dc2f33-15ab-4a7e-8445-476265d7c71c"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Trump then insisted that they have “worked very well together”. “I like Bibi a lot. And I work very well with him,” he added.","elementId":"3724290b-0448-4d94-8bbb-9bab1a15bd4f"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","prefix":"Related: ","text":"Trump ‘shouted and cursed Netanyahu over threat to resume Beirut bombing’","elementId":"e065311a-7543-411b-af0b-88c0830d576c","role":"thumbnail","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trump-shouted-and-cursed-netanyahu-over-threat-to-resume-beirut-bombing"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1780489165000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"14.19 CEST","blockLastUpdated":1780489948000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"14.32 CEST","blockFirstPublished":1780489604000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"14.26 CEST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"14.26","title":"Trump says he was 'perturbed' with Netanyahu over attacks on Lebanon","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Wed 3 Jun 2026 15.01 CEST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Wed 3 Jun 2026 11.49 CEST"},{"id":"6a200ba88f086468566b472f","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

In his interview with the ‘Pod Force One’ podcast, Trump said that vice-president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio running together in 2028 would be “unbeatable”.","elementId":"920f9563-fa5b-4fe9-9ee7-8f84e68dd2f9"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Both men are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination, and Rubio’s recent turn at the White House podium drew praise from Republicans and even some Democrats who noted his smooth performance, which included quips and a 1990s hip-hop reference to describe Iran’s negotiating position.","elementId":"90ceff76-a586-4dd4-94e5-48e135e1ed20"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

“I would think that JD and Marco as a team would be very hard to beat,” Trump told Miranda Devine in a podcast aired on Wednesday.","elementId":"d87f1a4e-abae-44a4-9bb0-4d2f6d95df2e"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

“It’s interesting, human thing, the human equation. So I watch them together, they get along great,” he added.","elementId":"d3d83369-1d9c-4352-84f8-b13b2157b6c5"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Trump has continued to fuel the succession talk even as both Vance and Rubio downplay their 2028 ambitions.","elementId":"7ac14414-7cd3-427c-85ca-8d31fde3b284"}],"attributes":{"pinned":true,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1780485032000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"13.10 CEST","blockLastUpdated":1780485581000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"13.19 CEST","blockFirstPublished":1780485581000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"13.19 CEST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"13.19","title":"Trump says Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket would be 'unbeatable'","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Wed 3 Jun 2026 15.01 CEST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Wed 3 Jun 2026 11.49 CEST"},{"id":"6a2007d28f08d10bbf3913f5","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting attorney general Todd Blanche permanent the top US law enforcement officer.","elementId":"de785b76-d1b3-436f-a261-df349b997c3c"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Asked in an interview broadcast on Wednesday on ‘Pod Force One’ if Blanche would be US attorney general, Trump replied: “I think he will.”","elementId":"91d7ceb5-05f6-4465-967c-3a74bd3ed022"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","prefix":"Related: ","text":"Trump suggests he will make Todd Blanche ​permanent US attorney general","elementId":"55346fb3-e50c-4231-996f-1aa3c782b24c","role":"thumbnail","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-todd-blanche-attorney-general"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1780484050000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"12.54 CEST","blockLastUpdated":1780490888000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"14.48 CEST","blockFirstPublished":1780484400000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"13.00 CEST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"13.00","title":"Trump suggests he will make Todd Blanche ​permanent US attorney general","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Wed 3 Jun 2026 15.01 CEST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Wed 3 Jun 2026 11.49 CEST"},{"id":"6a2000fb8f08d10bbf391392","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

US federal workers laid off by the Trump administration said they are experiencing mental health effects, including PTSD-like symptoms, from losing their jobs, according to a new survey.","elementId":"b804485c-901a-435e-ad10-dd2ae18a8b0f"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

More than 300 fired probationary employees were surveyed, with 95% reporting ongoing mental health effects, according to 27UNIHTED, a network of former National Institute of Health (NIH) employees. Nearly half said they are experiencing PTSD-like symptoms, and a quarter are taking new medications to manage symptoms.","elementId":"be46191e-18a2-4909-8de5-6ed75da3dd30"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Survey respondents were located across 43 states and the US Virgin Islands and had worked in 12 different departments across 15 agencies, bureaus and subgroups.","elementId":"4c699759-e2d8-4ce5-aaa0-eaa77f129c1d"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The employees are a tiny fraction of the more than 300,000 federal workers who were laid off or pushed to resign or retire since the start of Donald Trump’s second term. More than 25,000 workers were laid off in the middle of their probationary period, meaning they had started their positions within a year or two when they were abruptly fired.","elementId":"a17db0fa-b24f-4e85-8e33-e9e140ad1219"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","prefix":"Related: ","text":" Federal workers experiencing ‘PTSD-like symptoms’ after unlawful firings by Trump administration","elementId":"29f23b2b-516e-4648-b8e8-1507ef0f98bd","role":"thumbnail","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/federal-workers-ptsd-like-symptoms-trump-firings"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1780482299000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"12.24 CEST","blockLastUpdated":1780482594000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"12.29 CEST","blockFirstPublished":1780482594000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"12.29 CEST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"12.29","title":"Federal workers experiencing ‘PTSD-like symptoms’ after unlawful firings by Trump administration","contributors":[{"name":"Michael Sainato"}],"primaryDateLine":"Wed 3 Jun 2026 15.01 CEST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Wed 3 Jun 2026 11.49 CEST"},{"id":"6a1ff2488f086c62388c255f","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

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California’s crowded primary for governor remains up in the air after three leading candidates tested voters’ appetites for an experienced politician or promises of sweeping change.","elementId":"c5989014-fea1-42df-8995-770be44d5caf"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Though votes were still being counted, Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton started looking to November, laying out their visions for leading the nation’s most populous state and one of the world’s largest economies.","elementId":"75a1c193-ab59-4f32-b9bc-05e8b5bdb2f1"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

It followed Tuesday’s primary votes, that could see critical districts flip in both the House and Senate, setting up a series of high-stakes general election contests in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats.","elementId":"4d9f2a22-6d4a-4caf-b501-c139cd404efb"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Among the most watched races are: a New Jersey Democrat who could oust a Republican incumbent absent with a mystery medical issue for months, several Iowa Democrats hoping to flip their red-leaning state, as well as California’s redrawn maps that have given Democrats an advantage in the heavily blue state.","elementId":"d56a454a-68a5-4d9d-9fa6-33b3df91817d"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

In the golden state’s governor race, only two will advance to the general election, however, and the Associated Press has not yet called the primary for any candidate but Hilton and Becerra were leading so far, with Steyer running slightly further back.","elementId":"6fe53c36-b38b-4fb0-be51-b6369d04d61b"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

“Change is coming to California, and it’s long overdue,” Hilton told supporters after polls closed, reflecting his campaign message that the state needs a dramatic reset after more than 15 years of Democratic rule.","elementId":"f636602e-7233-4730-a73f-ca6884a53565"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Steyer also campaigned on change and declared Tuesday that he would prevail over monied interests that strived to defeat him.","elementId":"47e142f0-f61b-498f-8e0b-468e909406a6"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Becerra pitched himself as the steady hand who can lead the state against intrusions from the Trump administration. “The underdog stayed in the fight,” Becerra said to applause.","elementId":"8347813b-2493-4a8e-9efd-74cfba295ce4"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","prefix":"Related: ","text":"US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seats","elementId":"e587ba09-8745-486e-b7ce-a1884b2d09d3","role":"thumbnail","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/primary-elections-midterms-november"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

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Karen Bass came out ahead in Tuesday’s heated primary for Los Angeles mayor, but with less than 50% of the vote will have to defend her seat in November’s general election. She’ll likely run against either Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV star, or city council member Nithya Raman.\n \n

Iowa state representative Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for the state’s open US Senate seat – setting him up to face off against Ashley Hinson in the November general election. A former television anchor turned state senator, Hinson was endorsed by Donald Trump and retiring senator Joni Ernst.\n \n

Adam Hamawy won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, teeing the army doctor and political newcomer up to face off against Republican Gregg Mele in November’s general election. Hamawy decided to run for office after returning from a medical mission in Gaza in 2024 and meeting congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, who announced her retirement in November 2025.\n \n

Deb Haaland won the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico. If elected in the November general election, Haaland would become the first Native American woman governor elected in the country.\n \n

Christina Bohannan won the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s 1st congressional district. She will compete against incumbent Republican congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the November general election\n \n

Zach Lahn narrowly won the Republican nomination for governor, and will face off against Democrat Rob Sand in Iowa’s general election this November. Five Republicans competed for the nomination to replace retiring Republican governor Kim Reynolds.\n \n

Former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Benett won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, and will challenge Republican congressman Tom Kean Jr. in the general election. Kean, who’s been absent from Congress, citing a