Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that his current job is different from any position he’s ever held, and he credits President Donald Trump for making that difference.
During a brief interview aboard Air Force One, en route to Beijing for President Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Rubio explained that Trump was different because he was willing to actually do the things that most politicians only paid lip service to.
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Fox News host Sean Hannity, aboard the presidential plane, spoke with Rubio on a number of issues — but zeroed in on his jacket as they began to wrap things up: “I think just to be Secretary of State, that’s a pretty cool jacket they gave you.”
“Yeah, it was a gift that somebody gave me, and it’s good to wear it on the plane,” Rubio agreed.
“Are you in – look, you were a senator for all these years. I’ve known you for so many years. We’ve had a friendship for so many years,” Hannity said, asking, “How do you compare this job to everything else you’ve done? ”
“Well, it’s quite different, right? The work of a legislator involves constituent service, and it involves writing of legislation, committee meetings, oversight. And I enjoyed doing all of that, and it was an important era in our life,” Rubio said of his previous experience in the Senate before pivoting to address his current role.
“This was a very different opportunity. This is in the Executive Branch. Here you’re actually executing on laws, and you’re – basically, you’re executing the President’s foreign policy. So I enjoy the role, I enjoy the job, and I enjoy working for this President because he’s willing to do what others talk about but don’t do,” Rubio added. “When you say, ‘Well, we can’t do that,’ and you’ll say, ‘Why?’ That’s his question. Why? Why can’t we do that? Why hasn’t this been done before? He is willing to do what others are not willing to do. He is willing to solve unfinished business and not leave it for the next guy or gal. And I admire that, and it’s a lot of fun to be a part of it.”
Hannity also joked about the fact that Rubio has worn a number of hats within President Trump’s second administration — prompting a flood of memes and jokes as well as the open question whether he will be the one to at least temporarily fill any job that opens up in the future.
The former Florida senator has leaned in to the joke himself, popping into the briefing room to pose as acting White House Press Secretary the day after Karoline Leavitt signed out to begin her maternity leave.
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