WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump often praises his Cabinet members, but no one has received as much attention lately as his secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, Trump joked, “I became a diplomat for the first time.”
He then pointed to Rubio in the audience, crediting him as his mentor in diplomacy.
“You know who taught me that—Marco Rubio. He said, ‘Let me teach you about diplomacy.’”
Rubio has often been in the spotlight over the past year, and especially after the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in early January. Rubio was a key figure in the strategy and planning of the operation and now oversees the Venezuelan regime led by interim leader Delcy Rodríguez….
Rubio’s Rise as America’s Top Diplomat
