Jiang uses current Trump-world personnel such as Susie Wiles, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and Mike Huckabee as evidence for his broader rule that staffing the apparatus determines the policy trajectory.
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Marco Rubio
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"...Trump White House is the chief of staff, is Susie Wiles. Marco Rubio is in there. A lot of Trump allies, Jared Kushner, Steve..."
"...States by a military transport. He brought his entire cabinet, including Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, as well as Peter Hegsev, who is..."
"...this is protocol because, um, it's usually the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the National Security Advisor, who also happens to be Marco..."
"...his administration has, I think it was Pete Hegseth or even Marco Rubio, that they held press conferences with the map of the future..."
"...anything other than maybe, you know, using the State Department through Marco Rubio to leverage a little bit of conflict that way. But I..."
"...end i don't think want i don't think pete hegseth and marco rubio want this thing to end i think they want to commit..."
"...what I would do, at least. Right. Because it's very clear, Marco Rubio. He wants to do this and Donald Trump is going to..."
"...some type of line here no supporting jd vance no supporting marco rubio no supporting tulsi gabbard no supporting any of"
"...also take the adelson money and also be everything he claimed marco rubio was going to be and also publicly tell us that he's..."
"...and Tulsi Gabbard elevated in the administration over individuals such as Marco Rubio and Peter Hegseth. So that, yeah."
"...same time, he started up by advisers, people like Peter Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, Steve Wyckoff, who are war hawks."
"...by his advisor, Steve Woodcock, Jared Kushner, Peter Hesseff. And then Marco Rubio has said that... Well, it's because the Israelis are gonna attack..."
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