From ‘Little Marco’ to trusted right hand: Trump elevates Rubio to his Mr. Fix-it man

Published May 2, 2025 2:11pm ET



A lot has changed in the fortunes of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

He is now President Donald Trump‘s go-to Mr. Fixit, who in the first hundred days of this administration has revealed himself as perhaps most competent member of the cabinet and its smoothest communicator.

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