Marco Rubio says he would be ‘honored’ if Trump offered him VP slot

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Thursday he would be “honored” to join former President Donald Trump as his running mate, amid a report indicating he may be a possible VP option for the presumptive GOP nominee.

“I think anybody who would be offered that should be honored, but I’ve never spoken to anybody in the Trump world about it,” Rubio told NBC News.

The Florida Republican is one of the many options being floated in Trump world as a possible contender for the No. 2 slot — but his name has been mentioned more and more recently, the outlet reported Wednesday.

“Anybody who would be offered the chance to serve their country as vice president should consider that to be an honor,” Rubio added in his brief interview. “I mean, that’s why I’m in public service.”

For Rubio to be eligible to be Trump’s VP under the Constitution, he would have to not be registered in the same state, causing a possible hurdle as both men are from Florida.

Trump, 77, has indicated he has not yet chosen his running mate, but has a wide ranging list of people in mind for who could fill the coveted role. Earlier in March, he told Newsmax the number of people on the list could be as high as 15.

The VP pick will likely be someone who has shown loyalty, but someone who does not overshadow Trump and is ideologically consistent.

Other names that have been reported on include Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ruled out being Trump’s veep despite the former president showing interest in the possibility, and biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer in the running but may be considered for a Cabinet position in the administration.

Trump recently responded positively to the prospect of being on a team with Scott.

“He’s one of the many people that people talk about” Trump said of the South Carolina senator during an interview with Nigel Farage, praising his former 2024 competitor for now having commitment to Trump’s re-election campaign.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry from The Post.