Rubios next move? Lawyers eye speech of 'visionary' leader for 2028 clues after GOPs midterm wipeout

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver his first major speech apart from his diplomatic duties Friday following the GOP’s blowout midterm losses, with some attendees at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention eager to hear how he will chart a path forward as the 2028 presidential race draws closer."I think it will be an interesting speech to see what he says post midterms," attendee Isaiah McKinney told Fox News Digital."I'm expecting him to discuss both the successes and failures of the administration and what his plans are moving forward — especially as the secretary of state.

I hope he addresses the foreign policy implications and how he thinks foreign policy played a role into that, into the election results."Rubio will deliver an approximately 45-minute speech for the Barbara Olson Memorial Lecture, whose previous speakers include former Attorney General Bill Barr and The Free Press founder Bari Weiss.But another question weighs heavily on the minds of attendees at the annual conference in Washington, D.C., which attracts prominent lawyers affiliated with the conservative movement.HOUSE CONSERVATIVE EMERGES WITH 2028 PRESIDENTIAL PICK AFTER GOP'S MIDTERM MASSACRE: 'I AM ALL IN'Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media before departing from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida, on November 8, 2026, ahead of his journey to France for the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.(Brendan Smialowski/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)"There are a lot of people in the room who are going to be wondering if he's still planning on running for president someday," Rachel Paulose, a former U.S.

attorney and general counsel at Upper Midwest Law Center, told Fox News Digital."That will be a question that will be top of mind for a lot of people."Republicans lost a net 41 House seats and eight Senate seats, with Alaska's Senate race still undecided, marking the largest simultaneous loss in both chambers of Congress for Republicans in a midterm electi...