US Strike on Alleged Cartel Boat Shows Rubio’s Influence Growing
Marco Rubio and Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting in August.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/BloombergThe US strike that blew up an alleged Venezuelan drug-running boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people, marked a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s hardline strategy toward Latin America led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
It may be just the start.