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Marco Rubio’s Priority at the State Department: White Nationalism
From making deportations its top priority to attacking DEI initiatives, the Department of State’s prerogatives shift under Trump while Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Democrats call for reversal of policies
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has always been known for advising the president on foreign policy, managing the country’s international relations, negotiating treaties, representing the U.S. at the United Nations, and assisting U.S. citizens abroad. However, under President Trump’s direction and with Marco Rubio at the helm, it appears those priorities have changed, and are now focused on a white nationalist policy agenda.
In a statement issued last week titled, “Priorities and Mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State,” Secretary Rubio outlined the department’s top priorities. In just the first paragraph, migration was mentioned three times, and “illegal immigrants” were mentioned once. Further exposing the administration’s narrow focus on issues manufactured by far-right actors, foreign policy was third on the list of priorities and came up only once — aside from the only other mention in the opening paragraph.
