Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the United States program and the Americas of Chatham House, a London headquarters in London headquarters, said Rubio is “willing to align to continue to follow Trump.” What we are seeing, throughout this management, is: loyalty is the first, loyalty to man, loyalty to the mission. ”
But by consolidating so much power in foreign policy in one person, he added, Trump risks losing to those who could provide different political perspectives or opposing advice.
“You just reduced the number of potential points for someone to say: ‘Actually, look at what just happened,” he said. “” Look at this information that contradicts what we suspected. “
It is likely that Rubio’s new mission, which often demands that the national security advisor remain in the White House and near the president, further hinders his ability to travel the world as the main diplomat in the United States. That will leave Witkoff even more space, who has little experience in foreign policy, to continue his negotiations throughout the world. But Rubio is likely to have Trump’s attention more often if he spends time in his new office on the first floor of the West Wing, a few steps from the Oval Office.
As for Russia, Rubio is less likely to challenge Trump than Waltz, who is a more traditional Republican. Waltz has advocated internally for imposing strong sanctions on Russia if it does not reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and did so on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of what happened. Trump has given few public signs of being interested in that option.
