Marco Rubio’s Sugar-Coated MAGA
Project Syndicate • 2/13/2026 – 2/17/2026
Summary
US Vice President JD Vance criticized European leaders at the Munich Security Conference last year, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio chose to flatter them. Rubio's remarks indicated that the transatlantic divide is significant and continues to grow.
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