Josh Keating
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Well, in a way, he did it by not being Marco Rubio. He kind of... abandoned everything that he, or much of what he has stood for in the past, endeared himself to Trump, supported the president vocally and through policy changes, and just, you know, earn the president's trust.
Well, in a way, he did it by not being Marco Rubio. He kind of... abandoned everything that he, or much of what he has stood for in the past, endeared himself to Trump, supported the president vocally and through policy changes, and just, you know, earn the president's trust.
Well, in a way, he did it by not being Marco Rubio. He kind of... abandoned everything that he, or much of what he has stood for in the past, endeared himself to Trump, supported the president vocally and through policy changes, and just, you know, earn the president's trust.
I will also say it's also kind of hard to get into the Trump circle. There's not a lot of people who meet the loyalty test. And Rubio has proven that he can do that. The reason that it's important to point this out is because when he took the initial position of secretary of state, many people viewed him as one of the weakest in Trump's orbit.
I will also say it's also kind of hard to get into the Trump circle. There's not a lot of people who meet the loyalty test. And Rubio has proven that he can do that. The reason that it's important to point this out is because when he took the initial position of secretary of state, many people viewed him as one of the weakest in Trump's orbit.
I will also say it's also kind of hard to get into the Trump circle. There's not a lot of people who meet the loyalty test. And Rubio has proven that he can do that. The reason that it's important to point this out is because when he took the initial position of secretary of state, many people viewed him as one of the weakest in Trump's orbit.
I wrote an entire column about how all these people in town were saying, he is not going to last very long. He won't last even six months as Secretary of State. And so the fact that he has climbed the ranks and taken all these positions and earned the president's trust in such a way, that is really remarkable.
I wrote an entire column about how all these people in town were saying, he is not going to last very long. He won't last even six months as Secretary of State. And so the fact that he has climbed the ranks and taken all these positions and earned the president's trust in such a way, that is really remarkable.
I wrote an entire column about how all these people in town were saying, he is not going to last very long. He won't last even six months as Secretary of State. And so the fact that he has climbed the ranks and taken all these positions and earned the president's trust in such a way, that is really remarkable.
But it just goes to show how unrecognizable he is compared to what Marco Rubio was, you know, five, ten years ago.
But it just goes to show how unrecognizable he is compared to what Marco Rubio was, you know, five, ten years ago.
But it just goes to show how unrecognizable he is compared to what Marco Rubio was, you know, five, ten years ago.
Well, you know, Rubio is, I wouldn't say he's like a traditional, traditional Republican. Like he kind of came in on a wave of reactionariness to the establishment. But he, over time, established his bona fides in the Senate as a hawkish Republican, pro-human rights, pro-democracy promotion.
Well, you know, Rubio is, I wouldn't say he's like a traditional, traditional Republican. Like he kind of came in on a wave of reactionariness to the establishment. But he, over time, established his bona fides in the Senate as a hawkish Republican, pro-human rights, pro-democracy promotion.
Well, you know, Rubio is, I wouldn't say he's like a traditional, traditional Republican. Like he kind of came in on a wave of reactionariness to the establishment. But he, over time, established his bona fides in the Senate as a hawkish Republican, pro-human rights, pro-democracy promotion.
Definitely pro-humanitarian assistance.
Definitely pro-humanitarian assistance.
Definitely pro-humanitarian assistance.
The type of guy who supported Ukraine.
The type of guy who supported Ukraine.