Rubio Reportedly Considering Resignation; State Department Denies

TechFlow reported on November 6 that, according to Jin10 Data, Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio is discussing his future plans with advisers and has spoken with White House officials about resigning. Some sources said the White House had asked him to stay.

Rubio has not yet decided whether to resign as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, nor has he set a departure date. The State Department denied that Rubio is considering resigning, calling the reports fake news based on anonymous sources, and said Rubio will continue to serve in the Trump administration.

The report said the Trump administration may face personnel changes after Republicans lose the midterm elections. If Rubio leaves before Democrats take control of the Senate in January next year, Trump would have an opportunity to nominate a successor early. Earlier reports said the U.S. Ambassador to India could replace Rubio as Secretary of State, but the ambassador denied this.

Source: TechFlow