国务院称，有关国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥在民主党中期选举获胜后考虑退出特朗普政府的近期报道是“无稽之谈”。周四，《独立报》和彭博社等媒体报道称，鲁比奥据称正准备成为2028年共和党总统候选人，并正在权衡是否离开特朗普政府。
The State Department called recent reports of Secretary of State Marco Rubio mulling an exit from the Trump administration following the Democrats’ victories in the midterm elections a “baseless hoax.”On Thursday, reports surfaced from outlets such as The Independent and Bloomberg that said Rubio was weighing on leaving the Trump administration as he allegedly prepares to be the 2028 Republican presidential nominee.
“这是完全基于匿名消息来源的彻头彻尾的假新闻，符合小报的水准，”国务院全球公共事务助理国务卿迪伦·约翰逊对《国会山报》表示。“国务卿未讨论过离开他的职位，他将继续自豪地在特朗普总统的政府中任职，直到这则假新闻被揭露为又一个无稽之谈。”
“This is complete and total fake news based on the word of anonymous sources, befitting a tabloid,” Dylan Johnson, assistant Secretary of State for global public affairs, told The Hill. “The Secretary has not discussed leaving his role and he will continue to proudly serve in President Trump’s administration long after this fake news is revealed as yet another baseless hoax.”
《独立报》的报道引用了一名匿名的“华盛顿内部人士”消息来源，称鲁比奥应与伊朗战争保持距离，并补充说他“辞职并离开政府”是合理的。
The Independent report cited an unnamed “Washington insider” source who said Rubio should distance himself from the Iran war, adding that it would make sense for him to “step down and leave the administration.”
约翰逊周四在社交平台X上的一篇帖子中回应了《独立报》的文章，称其为“来自捏造的匿名‘消息来源’的假新闻”。“《独立报》的文章是假新闻，不值得一读，”国务院新闻副助理国务卿埃德加·瓦斯克斯周四对《国会山报》表示。
Johnson, in a post on Thursday to the social platform X, responded to The Independent’s article, calling it “fake news from made-up anonymous ‘sources.’”“The Independent story is fake news and not worth the paper it’s written on,” Edgar Vasquez, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Press for the State Department told The Hill on Thursday.
“鲁比奥专注于推进特朗普总统的议程，为美国人民服务，”瓦斯克斯继续说道。
“Rubio is focused on advancing President Trump’s agenda and delivering for the American people,” Vasquez continued.
彭博社的报道引用了熟悉此事的匿名消息来源，称鲁比奥及其顾问正在权衡他未来的选择。消息来源称，国务卿尚未决定是否辞去职务。
The Bloomberg report cited unnamed sources familiar with the matter who said Rubio and his advisers are weighing up options for his future. The sources said the secretary has not made a decision on whether to quit his post.
该报道还称，鲁比奥与白宫官员讨论了辞职事宜，并根据一些消息来源的说法，他被要求留任。
The report also said Rubio spoke with officials at the White House about stepping down, and has been asked to stay, according to some of the sources.