Massive 2028 Presidential Update Amid Vance-Rubio Ticket

May 1 marked Rubio’s first anniversary as national security adviser, making him the first person to hold both that role and secretary of state simultaneously since Henry Kissinger during the Richard Nixon administration.

On Iran, Rubio echoed Trump’s earlier claim that the War Powers Act is “unconstitutional.”

The Vietnam-era law requires presidents to seek congressional approval within 60 days of initiating military operations, but nearly all presidents since the law was passed in 1973 have considered it an unlawful infringement on their roles as commander-in-chief.

Rubio said he held that view even during his time as a senator from Florida, while also asserting that the U.S. conflict with Iran had ended.

He added that the administration is entering a “new phase” focused on freeing ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, where vessels have been blocked by Iran from exiting.