Rubio, Rubio, wherefore art thou Rubio? How Little Marco, as Donald Trump dubbed him in 2016, must be squirming. It was reported on Monday, with great confidence, that Trump had chosen Rubio as his Secretary of State, along with Congressman Mike Waltz as his National Security Adviser.
The news came as a relief to national security establishments across the West. There had been grave concerns in the foreign policy world that Trump would choose somebody antithetical to the interests of Nato.
The elevation of Rubio and Waltz also served as further evidence of the growing power of Florida in Trump’s America – Waltz and Rubio are both politicians from the Sunshine State.
Yesterday, Trump, who’s clearly enjoying using his Truth Social platform as the go-to resource for appointment updates, duly confirmed that he has selected Waltz, a former adviser to vice president Dick Cheney, as his national security adviser. But the ‘Truth’ about Rubio has still not landed.
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