Rubio, Trump and Russia
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Trump then earnestly launched into a story about how he forced Rubio— who, in a jab about his height, he dubbed ’Little Marco’ during the 2016 presidential campaign—to give up the ornamental timepiece. “I’m in Marco’s office [and] I see this gorgeous clock, grandfather clock,” a grinning Trump explained, with Rubio awkwardly smiling to his right.
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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about a reduction in force at the State Department.
Washington's top diplomat arrived in Malaysia on Thursday in his first trip to Asia since taking office, where he joined foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur and met with senior Malaysian officials and his Russian counterpart,
The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.
Due to conflicting efforts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Richard Grenell, the Trump administration bungled a deal that would have freed 11 U.S. citizens and green card holders detained in Venezuela, along with a number of Venezuelan political prisoners, according to a new report from The New York Times.
Marco Rubio — a top contender for the 2028 Republican nomination who is currently juggling four official roles in President Trump’s administration — was showered with praise by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in the latest episode of “Pod Force One,
Time apparently was of the essence for President Trump as he redesigned the Cabinet Room — the commander in chief says he swiped a “gorgeous” clock from Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office to instead use in the White House.