Rubio Lands Vatican Meeting, Leaving Vance Out of Papal Schedule
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Marco Rubio is slated for a Vatican audience with Pope Leo XIV, a move that sidelines J.D. Vance. Reuters cites a Vatican source saying the secretary of state will travel to Italy to meet the pope on Thursday; Rubio and Vance had met the pope together in 2025, but the pope reportedly declined Vance’s invitation to visit the White House. The development underscores intra-MAGA maneuvering ahead of 2028, with Trump floating both as potential successors, making Rubio’s Vatican engagement more than a courtesy.
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