Exclusive: Rubio says ‘there is no option’, but to put to USAID ‘under control’

EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State Marco Rubio He is accusing Usaid of “Rank insubordination”, adding “we had no choice but to control this.” The main diplomat of the United States made the comments in an exclusive interview with Fox News in El Salvador, just after announcing that he would assume the position of interim director of the Humanitarian Agency.

Rubio criticized Usaid for being “completely insensitive” telling Fox “that they do not consider that they work for the United States, they only think the statute says, and that is not sustainable.”

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Rubio refused to say if the agency “needs to die”, as head of Doge ELON ALMIZCLE He is suggesting, on the other hand, emphasizing the goal was always to reform it.

“There are things that we do through USAID that we should continue doing, that make sense, and we will have to decide, is it better through the State Department or is it better through something, you know, a renovated USAID? That is. The process we are working on. “

Despite the restructuring plans, Rubio said that the United States would continue to be the “most generous nation on Earth”, but added, in a way that makes sense, that is in our national interests.

When asked if the changes in Usaid would open the door to Communist China To increase their influence throughout the world, Rubio said: “No, I mean, first, they don’t do it now. If they did, they would be competing with us in these places. But my point is this, even if they did that, Why would we finance things that are against our national interests or do not promote our national interests, whether China is there or not?

On Monday night, the group and the union that represents the workers of the foreign service of the United States, He issued a statement oppose the actions of the Trump administration with respect to USAID. “The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) firmly opposes the decision of the administration to dismant Congress and demonstrates lack of respect for the dedication of the dedication of development professionals that serve the interests of the United States abroad. “

Rubio goes to Panama, Latin America to pursue the ‘golden age’ agenda of Trump

The wide interview occurred after Rubio’s visit to Panama and in the middle of the repeated warnings of President Trump that the United States “would recover” the Panama Canal about the concerns of the Chinese who have a de facto operational control over him .

After his visit with the Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulino announced that the Central American Nation would leave the Belt and Road initiative of China. Rubio welcomes the movement, but tells Fox that it is not enough and hopes to see “additional steps in the coming days.”

President Trump announced 30 -day pauses on rates in Mexico and Canada. Rubio acknowledges that “our economic relationship changes with our closest neighbors,” adding the State Department He does not participate in any negotiation to make Canada the State 51.

Despite the recent movement of Venezuela to release hostages from the United States and accept migrants who live illegally in the United States, Secretary Rubio said there are still no plans to recognize Maduro’s regime as legitimate. Rubio added “Maduro knows that the United States has many options to inflict serious damage in his regime.”

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Rubio, who is of Cuban ancestry, says that “has no intention” to go to Havana as the main diplomat of the United States “apart from discussing when they are going to go.” Rubio continues his trip from the Western hemisphere on Tuesday with stops in Costa Rica and Guatemala.