Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is being put in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Trump administration mulls the future of the agency. Rubio told reporters traveling with him in El Salvador that he had been made acting director of USAID,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.