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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has seen his presidential prospects blossom since joining the Trump administration. It is driven almost entirely by Rubio’s competence in his position, as he understands America’s enemies and America’s power in a way that Democrats, and even some of his fellow Republicans, do not.