Rubio sidesteps Minneapolis quagmire from secretary of state post with 2028 looming
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently revealed that when traveling on Air Force One, he will “cocoon” himself in a blanket to avoid President Donald Trump so he can catch some sleep on overseas flights.
This week, Rubio could be forgiven for adopting a similar mentality.
One of the benefits of being the Secretary of State is that when there is a major domestic crisis that hits an administration, you can escape unscathed and live to fight another day.
In the case of Minneapolis, while others in Trump’s Cabinet, such as Vice President JD Vance, have waded in, Rubio has been busying himself with matters of state. His only post on X in the last 24 hours, for example, has been to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
For someone who could have 2028 aspirations, Rubio’s ability to sit out the PR crisis is a luxury others in Trump’s cabinet might not be able to afford.
Vance, for example, defended Trump and his administration after the shooting death of anti-immigration law enforcement protester Renee Good this month from the White House’s press briefing room podium before making his own trip to Minneapolis last week to do the same before the death of Alex Pretti, another demonstrator, who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday.
On the weekend, Vance shared White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s description of Pretti as a “would-be assassin,” a characterization of the ICU nurse that has been largely met with scrutiny.
But although Rubio’s position as secretary of state may protect him from the full force of Minneapolis’ political repercussions, that does not mean he is completely inoculated from all of Trump’s decisions.
“Both Rubio and Vance own a hot spot and both will be judged on how well they handle it,” Dan Schnur, communications director for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, told the Washington Examiner. “Vance is tied to Minneapolis and Rubio has responsibility for Venezuela. Their candidacies will be framed by how well or poorly they handle these challenges.”
To that end, Rubio’s presidential prospects have improved in recent weeks, particularly after Trump’s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
In the immediate aftermath of the Maduro mission, Rubio underscored his appeal to Trump and more traditional conservative Republican war hawks, despite his political and policy differences with the president in the past.
Since running against each other in 2016 for the GOP nomination, …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently revealed that when traveling on Air Force One, he will “cocoon” himself in a blanket to avoid President Donald Trump so he can catch some sleep on overseas flights.
This week, Rubio could be forgiven for adopting a similar mentality.
One of the benefits of being the Secretary of State is that when there is a major domestic crisis that hits an administration, you can escape unscathed and live to fight another day.
In the case of Minneapolis, while others in Trump’s Cabinet, such as Vice President JD Vance, have waded in, Rubio has been busying himself with matters of state. His only post on X in the last 24 hours, for example, has been to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
For someone who could have 2028 aspirations, Rubio’s ability to sit out the PR crisis is a luxury others in Trump’s cabinet might not be able to afford.
Vance, for example, defended Trump and his administration after the shooting death of anti-immigration law enforcement protester Renee Good this month from the White House’s press briefing room podium before making his own trip to Minneapolis last week to do the same before the death of Alex Pretti, another demonstrator, who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday.
On the weekend, Vance shared White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s description of Pretti as a “would-be assassin,” a characterization of the ICU nurse that has been largely met with scrutiny.
But although Rubio’s position as secretary of state may protect him from the full force of Minneapolis’ political repercussions, that does not mean he is completely inoculated from all of Trump’s decisions.
“Both Rubio and Vance own a hot spot and both will be judged on how well they handle it,” Dan Schnur, communications director for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, told the Washington Examiner. “Vance is tied to Minneapolis and Rubio has responsibility for Venezuela. Their candidacies will be framed by how well or poorly they handle these challenges.”
To that end, Rubio’s presidential prospects have improved in recent weeks, particularly after Trump’s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
In the immediate aftermath of the Maduro mission, Rubio underscored his appeal to Trump and more traditional conservative Republican war hawks, despite his political and policy differences with the president in the past.
Since running against each other in 2016 for the GOP nomination, …
Rubio sidesteps Minneapolis quagmire from secretary of state post with 2028 looming
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently revealed that when traveling on Air Force One, he will “cocoon” himself in a blanket to avoid President Donald Trump so he can catch some sleep on overseas flights.
This week, Rubio could be forgiven for adopting a similar mentality.
One of the benefits of being the Secretary of State is that when there is a major domestic crisis that hits an administration, you can escape unscathed and live to fight another day.
In the case of Minneapolis, while others in Trump’s Cabinet, such as Vice President JD Vance, have waded in, Rubio has been busying himself with matters of state. His only post on X in the last 24 hours, for example, has been to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
For someone who could have 2028 aspirations, Rubio’s ability to sit out the PR crisis is a luxury others in Trump’s cabinet might not be able to afford.
Vance, for example, defended Trump and his administration after the shooting death of anti-immigration law enforcement protester Renee Good this month from the White House’s press briefing room podium before making his own trip to Minneapolis last week to do the same before the death of Alex Pretti, another demonstrator, who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday.
On the weekend, Vance shared White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s description of Pretti as a “would-be assassin,” a characterization of the ICU nurse that has been largely met with scrutiny.
But although Rubio’s position as secretary of state may protect him from the full force of Minneapolis’ political repercussions, that does not mean he is completely inoculated from all of Trump’s decisions.
“Both Rubio and Vance own a hot spot and both will be judged on how well they handle it,” Dan Schnur, communications director for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, told the Washington Examiner. “Vance is tied to Minneapolis and Rubio has responsibility for Venezuela. Their candidacies will be framed by how well or poorly they handle these challenges.”
To that end, Rubio’s presidential prospects have improved in recent weeks, particularly after Trump’s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
In the immediate aftermath of the Maduro mission, Rubio underscored his appeal to Trump and more traditional conservative Republican war hawks, despite his political and policy differences with the president in the past.
Since running against each other in 2016 for the GOP nomination, …
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