How Rubio proved to be Trump's loyal foreign policy foot soldier

After President Trump had replaced Mike Waltz, his national security advisor on Thursday evening, he chose someone who is less Hawkish in Russia and was ready to stay in Iran, Gaza and China with his foreign policy approach.

He didn't have to look far.

With Marco Rubio to the top foreign policy consultant in the west wing, Mr. Trump, in addition to his main job as Foreign Minister, turned to a unique political rival who spent the first three months of administration as loyalty, worldwide foot soldiers and as a reliable echo of the president's agenda.

Now Mr. Rubio will help to lead this agenda from the headquarters of the White House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – even as the long -time friend of the President, Steve Witkoff, who remains chief negotiator, who is responsible for the search for the end of the war in Ukraine and in the Gaza and goes out a deal with Iran in his nuclear weapon program.

Leslie Vinjamuri, the director of the US and America program at Chatham House, a research institute based in London, said that Mr. Rubio was “ready to align and follow Trump. What we get in this administration is: Loyalty comes first, loyalty to the man, loyalty of the mission.”

But due to consolidation, so much foreign policy power in one person, she added that Mr. Trump loses someone who could provide him with different political perspectives or competing advice.

“They only reduce the number of potential points for someone who says:” Actually, who. See what has just happened, “she said.” Look at this information that flies to what we suspected. “