WASHINGTON (AN) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio fervently defended President Donald Trump’s plan for cutting the State Department's budget by 48% but faced tough questions about waning U.S. leadership.
While fellow Republicans congratulated Rubio on his work so far at a House hearing on Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers aggressively questioned him. The Trump administration proposed cutting key humanitarian aid programs and stripping funding for the United Nations and other international organizations.
