US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump is the one who determines the foreign policy of the United States of America, stressing that Congress’s role does not replace the president’s leadership in this area.

Speaking Monday to reporters in Paris, Rubio said the presidential administration is the institution that leads and defines American foreign policy.

Of course, Congress has a role in our foreign policy, but it is the administration, the executive branch, the one who leads American foreign policy respectively, and, in fact, defines it, said Rubio.

He also recalled his experience as a senator, during the administrations of democratic presidents, when he had tried to influence the definition of foreign policy.

According to him, this method of operation is in line with American historical tradition and the way the US Constitution is built.

Rubio stressed that Congress continues to have powers in foreign policy, especially through decisions on financing and supervision of the administration.

But the number one factor in determining the foreign policy of the United States has always been and will remain the president of the United States, he said.

Source Layer: Dukeagini