| | + | '''Marco Antonio Rubio''' (born May 28, 1971, [[Miami]], [[Florida]]), dubbed '''Little Marco''',<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-little-marco-became-trumps-biggest-asset-in-latin-america/ How ‘Little Marco’ Became Trump’s Top Hawk on Latin America], [[Kelley Beaucar Vlahos]]. ''[[The American Conservative]]'', Oct 20, 2025. theamericanconservative.com</ref> is a [[Neocon|neocon]] who somehow became [[Secretary of State]] despite the campaign promises of the [[President of the United States|President]] who appointed him, [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/1857100239192129918</ref> By March 2026 he appeared to be making disastrous major decisions for the President and chairing meetings unrelated to the office of [[Secretary of State]] (such as revamping college sports), reflecting a all-powerful role not seen since [[Henry Kissinger]] told Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] what to do. |
| − | '''Marco Antonio Rubio''' (born May 28, 1971, [[Miami]], [[Florida]]) commonly known as '''Little Marco'''<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-little-marco-became-trumps-biggest-asset-in-latin-america/ How ‘Little Marco’ Became Trump’s Top Hawk on Latin America], [[Kelley Beaucar Vlahos]]. ''[[The American Conservative]]'', Oct 20, 2025. theamericanconservative.com</ref> is a [[Neocon|neocon]] who somehow became [[Secretary of State]] despite the campaign promises of the [[President of the United States|President]] who appointed him, [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/1857100239192129918</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' branded him "the [[Viceroy]] of [[Venezuela]]".<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-AA1TxTG7 Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela], by John Hudson, Adam Taylor, ''Washington Post'', January 4, 2026.</ref> Prior to this, he was the former senior [[United States Senator]] from Florida. Rubio has previously served as Speaker of the [[Florida]] House of Representatives from 2007 through 2009. He won the Florida [[U.S. Senate]] seat in the [[2010 midterm elections]], defeating [[RINO]] [[Charlie Crist]] in the Republican primary. Rubio is of Cuban descent.
| + | ''[[The Washington Post]]'' branded Rubio "the [[Viceroy]] of [[Venezuela]]".<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-AA1TxTG7 Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela], by John Hudson, Adam Taylor, ''Washington Post'', January 4, 2026.</ref> Prior to this, he was the former senior [[United States Senator]] from Florida. Rubio has previously served as Speaker of the [[Florida]] House of Representatives from 2007 through 2009. He won the Florida [[U.S. Senate]] seat in the [[2010 midterm elections]], defeating [[RINO]] [[Charlie Crist]] in the Republican primary. Rubio is of Cuban descent. |