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Rubio raises questions with bizarre excuse for bringing Trump son-in-law to meeting
Family Seat at the TableThe SetupMarco Rubio met Gulf leaders in late June to talk about Trump’s Iran ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz, and regional stability. Sitting beside him in Abu Dhabi was Michael Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s husband, a businessman with no official post. Rubio then offered a flimsy explanation: Boulos was “just at the meeting to catch up.”Who Held PowerThe actual power in this scene sat with the U.S. state apparatus and, above it, the Trump White House that controls it. Rubio was not a private traveler. He was the secretary of state and acting national security adviser. That…
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