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Trump Gives Marco Rubio Yet Another Job
Daily Caller ^ | 01/22/2026 | Daily Caller Staff

Posted on 01/23/2026 3:20:14 AM PST by DFG

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s putting Secretary of State Marco Rubio in charge of the U.S. bid to bring the 2035 World Expo to Miami, stacking a new assignment onto the former Florida senator’s already-high-profile role running America’s top diplomatic shop.

Trump said Florida wants the Expo and that he backs Miami as the host city, according to an Associated Press report that cited his social media post.

“The Great State of Florida has expressed strong interest in hosting the Expo in Miami, which I fully support,” Trump wrote. “Miami Expo 2035 can be the next big milestone in our new Golden Age of America. I am appointing Miami native Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Chair the efforts of coordinating and advancing this exciting opportunity to convene the World.”

Rubio’s expanding portfolio has become a running joke online — and even Trump has leaned into it — as the White House increasingly taps the secretary for high-visibility political and policy tasks beyond traditional State Department work.

On Feb. 3, 2025, the State Department announced he’d been appointed the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Trump followed on Feb. 16, naming Rubio acting archivist of the United States in a Truth Social post about installing Jim Byron to run the National Archives day to day. On May 1, Trump said Rubio would also serve as national security advisor “in the interim” while continuing to lead the State Department. And now Trump is adding another line to the résumé — tapping Rubio to chair the effort to land the 2035 World Expo in Miami.

Rubio became secretary of state after leaving the Senate, triggering Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint then-state Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the seat, The Associated Press reported.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2035; ashleymoody; marcorubio; miamiexpo; rubio; secretaryofstate

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1 posted on 01/23/2026 3:20:14 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Hahaha, poor Marco, yet another title ...


2 posted on 01/23/2026 3:23:46 AM PST by Spacetrucker
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To: Spacetrucker

He’s most likely the most successful pick on the administration. He’s actually way better than I anticipated and totally ready to be president of the United States.


3 posted on 01/23/2026 3:27:30 AM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: DFG

Marco has been GREAT!


4 posted on 01/23/2026 3:46:33 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: napscoordinator
And I do think Vance will step aside for Marco....I'm considering age and experience. Vance will be better off as SOS. That'll give him a lot of international experience.

Very few VPs wind up as President.

5 posted on 01/23/2026 4:04:22 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: DFG

Security????....How about Texas?


6 posted on 01/23/2026 4:06:27 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

“I do think Vance will step aside for Marco”

And Rubio said he would step aside if Vance runs. So it’ll be interesting to see how things play out.

We have an embarrassment of riches with potential candidates. Those two, plus Bessent, Hegseth, et al. They’d all be good, IMO so far.


7 posted on 01/23/2026 4:14:19 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: MayflowerMadam

You’re right. The Dems only have Newsome...the usual pretty boy.


8 posted on 01/23/2026 4:30:51 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: MayflowerMadam

Trump had best step aside Vance.

How far in Trump’s term can Vance take over and still have 2 terms left to him.

Then Rubio will come along and give 2 terms of the most experienced president to be.

Cruz will take over the Supreme Court as Roberts steps aside.

The outlier is the Representative body which has been crafted by cheating elections.


9 posted on 01/23/2026 4:48:15 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

“How far in Trump’s term can Vance take over and still have 2 terms left to him.”

I think the end of January 2027 ...


10 posted on 01/23/2026 4:50:59 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: Spacetrucker

????
Rubio’s been a real workhorse for Trump’s agendas - I’m wondering if Trump is grooming him for loftier positions...


11 posted on 01/23/2026 4:56:52 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Chickensoup
"The outlier is the Representative body which has been crafted by cheating elections."

Yes, both of them.

12 posted on 01/23/2026 5:01:17 AM PST by OKSooner (Susie is Rasputin.)
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To: Spacetrucker

Hahaha, poor Marco, yet another title ...
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…. and yet another meme to have made.


13 posted on 01/23/2026 5:46:02 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: OKSooner

Exactly... both


14 posted on 01/23/2026 6:43:43 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: trebb

It’s an ongoing joke, Marco is now the leader of multiple countries and numerous government agencies - so we have to come up with a new image of Marco every week.


15 posted on 01/23/2026 7:14:37 AM PST by Spacetrucker
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