{"id":2369244,"date":"2024-11-15T05:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-and-rubio-reconciled-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T05:11:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:11:30","slug":"how-trump-and-rubio-reconciled-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-and-rubio-reconciled-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Trump and Rubio reconciled- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-trump-and-rubio-reconciled-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the significant\u200b transformation in the relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), culminating in\u2064 Rubio&#8217;s nomination \u200bfor Secretary of State. Initially adversaries during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, where Rubio openly criticized Trump, their relationship began to thaw during Trump&#8217;s first term, \u200bwith Rubio advising him on foreign\u2063 policy\u2064 related to South and\u200b Central America and \u2064China. As the 2024 election approached, Rubio became one \u200dof Trump&#8217;s key supporters, defending him\u200b vigorously at rallies and\u200b emphasizing Trump&#8217;s diverse coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a rocky start, their bond strengthened through shared experiences on the campaign trail, highlighting their personal\u2062 connection and mutual respect. Rubio&#8217;s nomination has garnered bipartisan support, with Democratic Senator\u200d John Fetterman and others acknowledging his capabilities despite political differences. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">nomination presents potential implications<\/a> for\u200b Florida politics, as it would necessitate the appointment of a temporary replacement for Rubio should he\u200b be confirmed. the article reflects on the evolution of their collaboration and its\u200d broader political ramifications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">From enemies list to short list: Rubio&rsquo;s renaissance landed him in Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his secretary of state caps a yearslong transformation of their relationship from when they first crossed paths during the 2016 Republican presidential primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rubio, at the time one of the GOP&rsquo;s brightest, rising stars, frequently referred to Trump as a &ldquo;con artist&rdquo; with &ldquo;small hands.&rdquo; In the present day, Rubio has realigned himself to be one of the president-elect&rsquo;s top surrogates, campaigning for Trump&rsquo;s 2024 bid in the final days of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump, a con artist, will never get control of this party,&rdquo; he declared at a 2016 campaign rally in Dallas, Texas. &ldquo;Friends don&rsquo;t let friends vote for con artists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But after being dubbed &ldquo;Little Marco&rdquo; by then-candidate Trump, Rubio&rsquo;s polling plummeted, and he eventually endorsed Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message at the 2016 convention, Rubio called for the party to &ldquo;come together and fight for a new direction for America&rdquo; while praising Trump for his ideas on taxes, the military, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-says-biden-admin-must-restore-the-balance-to-the-bench-after-horrible-trump-judicial-appointments\/\" title=\"Schumer Says Biden Admin Must \u2018Restore The Balance To The Bench\u2019 After \u2018Horrible\u2019 Trump Judicial Appointments\">appointing conservative judges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Rubio&rsquo;s transformation from one of Trump&rsquo;s most vocal detractors to one of his key supporters was on full display in the final stretch of the 2024 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing at Trump&rsquo;s Allentown, Pennsylvania rally shortly after a joke told at his Madison Square Garden rally by a comedian sparked controversy, Rubio fiercely defended the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio, who spoke in Spanish as Allentown has a heavily Puerto Rican community, said Trump has the most &ldquo;fascinating, most diverse coalition of Americans from every race, every ethnicity, every walk of life in modern American political history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;It reminds us too that American &hellip; has never been a skin color, American has never been where your parents are born&hellip; American is anyone who is here, who wants to move this country forward and believes that our rights come from God, family&rsquo;s more important than government and this is the greatest country in the history of the world,&rdquo; Rubio said in a nod to the country&rsquo;s immigrant roots.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the rocky start to their relationship, the two politicians&rsquo; relationship started defrosting during Trump&rsquo;s first administration, with Rubio becoming something of an informal adviser on foreign policy, specifically involving South and Central America and China.<\/p>\n<p>John Bolton, Trump&rsquo;s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a>, said in an interview with <em>USA Today<\/em> that Rubio&rsquo;s straightforward focus on policy ingratiated&nbsp;him to the Trump team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rubio and Trump seemed to have a good personal relationship, and Marco just made the case very calmly and persuasively,&rdquo; Bolton claimed. &ldquo;I think it did have an effect on Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence&rsquo;s chief of staff, added that Trump &ldquo;always embraces converts&rdquo; and noted that Rubio &ldquo;was somebody who was always eager to work with the administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump world insiders, the president-elect and Rubio further strengthened their relationship over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio had been on Trump&rsquo;s shortlist for vice president, but, even after that position went to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), he campaigned heavily for the president-elect through Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>And senior members of Trump&rsquo;s team told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that, on the trail, the two leaders quickly bonded over their shared love of sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think President Trump and Sen. Rubio realized they&rsquo;re much more alike than they thought,&rdquo; one Trump insider explained. &ldquo;Spending time together on the campaign trail, they were able to get to know each other on a personal level and just take the politics out of it. President Trump realized that [Rubio] is the exact type of leader we need to take on China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy practices what he preaches,&rdquo; a second Trump insider said of Rubio, noting that the senator has twice been personally sanctioned by the Communist Party of China. &ldquo;President Trump was very impressed by his attitude toward Beijing, and he has experience working with Democrats to reset the U.S.-China relationship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom,&rdquo; Trump wrote in his Rubio announcement. &ldquo;He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries. I look forward to working with Marco to Make America, and the World, Safe and Great Again!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio remains one of Trump&rsquo;s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162079\/trump-cabinet-names-rumors\/\">Cabinet<\/a> nominations so far who has seen support from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) announced that he would vote to confirm Rubio before Trump had even made the nomination official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our politics are different, but he&rsquo;s a serious guy, and he&rsquo;s a really great pick,&rdquo; Fetterman told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;They wouldn&rsquo;t be my picks, but I want to embrace and vote for the people like Rubio, Stefanik, and then there&rsquo;s others that I probably wouldn&rsquo;t agree with it, but I&rsquo;m not going to be in the business now to just start dumping on everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that Rubio is a &ldquo;very strong choice&rdquo; before offering him a full endorsement in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have worked with Marco Rubio for more than a decade on the Intelligence Committee, particularly closely in the last couple of years in his role as Vice Chairman, and while we don&rsquo;t always agree, he is smart, talented, and will be a strong voice for American interests around the globe,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Though most Republicans are getting in line behind Rubio&rsquo;s nomination, some have reportedly expressed concerns about his hawkish past, including Trump&rsquo;s nominee&nbsp;to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio&rsquo;s nomination sets off a chain of political dominoes. If confirmed, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will be forced to pick a temporary replacement until that seat comes up for election in the 2026 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Trump allies, like Elon Musk, have suggested that Lara Trump, the president-elect&rsquo;s daughter-in-law and a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, be selected to fill Rubio&rsquo;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said earlier this week that Lara Trump would be the &ldquo;perfect fit&rdquo; to replace Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Lara Trump would avoid a really nasty primary in two years when that seat then comes open,&rdquo; she said in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. &ldquo;And I think that she has the qualification. She proved herself, not just as a national leader, but also as a stateswoman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, depending on how the next four years go, Rubio might be able to launch a second presidential campaign of his own, though Vance would expected to launch a 2028 run as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think if anyone can pose a serious threat to Vice President Vance, it would be Rubio,&rdquo; one senior Trump official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;He has an opportunity to win over MAGA. 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