The Clean-Up Man

Politico: “The head-spinning and chaotic past week of U.S. diplomacy has made plain two truths about Rubio’s role in the administration.”

“First, foreign and congressional interlocutors regard him as a clean-up hand on the Russia-Ukraine file, coming in to restore order and realign Washington with its allies and partners, rather than Moscow.”

“Second, Trump’s preference for jettisoning traditional policy coordination across Cabinet departments has bred a turbulent foreign policy with an array of senior principals operating in their own lanes.”