He’s literally a neocon.
Maybe he’s part of a phase:
Send in a swamp creature and monitor the conversations and transactions and otherwise figure out the game.
Send in the real SoS, a real hatchet.
Or maybe we’ve turned Rubio somehow. Counter-blackmail? Maybe he was the least scummy. Maybe he never got into the deeper circles and was clean enough.
It’s early in the game. Remember chess. Throw a pawn out there and sacrifice it. Get him confirmed. Then fire him or make him resign. Then put in the hatchet as “acting SoS” (doesn’t require senate confirmation) to tear some shit up. Then confirm the true SoS or maybe replace with another acting SoS.
ChatGPT:
Yes, a Secretary of State (SoS) can be replaced with an Acting Secretary of State in certain circumstances, such as resignation, removal, incapacity, or other situations where the position becomes vacant. The process for replacing the SoS with an acting official is governed by law and the presidential line of authority.
How It Works:
1.Vacancy in the Secretary of State Position: If the Secretary of State leaves office or is otherwise unable to fulfill their duties, the president can designate an acting official to temporarily take over.
2.Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA): Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, the president may appoint an acting secretary from:
•Senior officials in the Department of State (e.g., Deputy Secretary of State).
•A person confirmed by the Senate for another federal position.
3.Internal Line of Succession:
The State Department’s internal succession plan usually specifies who will step in as acting Secretary of State. Typically, the Deputy Secretary of State or the Under Secretary for Political Affairs is next in line.
4.Temporary Role:
The Acting Secretary serves in a temporary capacity until a permanent Secretary of State is confirmed by the Senate.
Key Limitations:
•An acting official does not have the same political authority or permanence as a Senate-confirmed Secretary of State.
•The appointment of an acting official is typically time-limited by statute, usually to 210 days under the FVRA, unless a new nomination is pending.
Edit: Great responses! Keep em coming. This is why we come here. :)
Trump beat up Rubio soooo bad in 2016 that he almost quit politics. Trump made amends with Rubio to stay in the Senate when he became president. I think he's been an ally at least to Trump specifically and Trump wanted to reward the loyalty he showed when Trump reached out with his olive branch in the 1st term. I may not fully like Rubio but we have to trust trumps judgemental because he's learned some lessons along the way
Disagree. This move is removing Rubio from the game. See my comment below.
With a 99-0 vote in the senate.. he has to be swamp.
My guess would be: it is necessary for Trump to show that if you do him favors, any favors, he will remember and return it. Perhaps especially if the person is somebody who previously acted like an enemy. Trump can't necessarily get everything done if he relies solely on people already in his camp, he will need also to compromise and work with "the other side" at least to some extent, so unless the person has done some serious crimes those from that "other side" should be reassured that yes, they can still change sides, or at the very least work with Trump because Trump can be relied on to not stab them in the back if they do so.
With that reputation Trump can also probably get new witnesses and whistleblowers from the cabal side, and they are still something useful.
Trump has placed special envoys in various important posts, in charge of the duties that typically fall under the purview of the SoS and they answer directly to Trump. Rubio and the senior diplomatic corps have been mostly neutered and the damage they can do is extremely limited. In Sundances estimation this is removing one of the silos that keeps a President in the dark.
Im not worried about Rubio at all.
Heres an article condemning this practice of going around the diplomatic corps using special envoys and showing the raw panic of the death cult rats who are being cut out of any foreign policy making decisions and the ability to muck up the Trump Doctrine (article was sourced from NBC News):
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-special-envoys/
As an added bonus, Rubio is no longer chair of the Intelligence Committee, though I am uncertain whether Cotton is any better (I highly doubt he is, he wouldnt be there if he wasnt a rat). The SSCI is the head of the intelligence snake. They enable all the crimes against the People.
I still don't like or trust Rubio. And his unanimous approval seems to just prove that he's a rino huckster plant willing to do anything for the highest bidder. Definitely doesn't exemplify MAGA qualities. I'm hoping Trump's selection of him was to remove him from the senate and IC like you mentioned.
The people being dragged thru the ringer like Hegseth, Bondi, etc are the real MAGAs they're afraid of. The DS seems to like Rubio w/ this uncontested approval. Thats what we need to be paying attention to. If a nomination is being intensely contested, they're probably MAGA good. Uncontested nominees like Rubes are likely rinos not long for their cabinet positions. At least I hope.
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I think he has been put in his place and will serve Trump's agenda just fine. He's still a massive upgrade over Pompeo.