A former rival of President Donald Trump’s now holds four positions in his administration. How Marco Rubio became important at work.

This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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