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Secretary of State Marco Rubio hit the ground running with a quick yet productive trip to Latin America earlier this month, while simultaneously taking over as the acting director of USAID, and it seems like he hasn’t slowed down since. On top of that, on Thursday, while flying to Germany to meet with Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and attend the Munich Security Conference, there was a mechanical failure on his plane, and he was forced to turn around mid-flight and board another plane in order to get to Europe on time.
Andthisweekend,hespentmuchofhistimemeetingwithnumerousforeignministersbeforetakinghisfirsttriptotheMiddleEastassecretaryofstateandmeetingwithvariousIsraeliofficials,includingPresidentIsaacHerzogandPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu.
Mypointisthatthismanisprobablyprettytired,buthestillmanagedtotaketimeoutofhisbusyscheduleonSundaytogenerouslyappearon“FacetheNation”withMargaretBrennan.I’msureheexpectedplentyofdumbquestions—itisMargaretBrennanafterall—butwhatheprobablydidn’texpectwashavingtot
