President Donald Trump joked about firing Marco Rubio as Secretary of State because of a speech he delivered in favor of strengthening US-European cooperation.

During his participation in the Munich Security Conference last week, the Republican of European descent asked them to His allies in the Old Continent will help the United States correct the mistakes of the past. “Under the Trump presidency, the United States will once again take on the task of renewal and restoration, driven by the vision of a future as proud, sovereign, and vital as the past of our civilization. And while we are prepared, if necessary, to do it alone, we prefer and hope to do it together with you, our friends here in Europe. For the United States and Europe, we belong together,” he stated. This stance taken by Rubio sparked a standing ovation from the representatives of the nations who heard him, and it also set a tone completely adopted by his boss in Washington, who practically demanded that Europe submit to his desire to annex Greenland as part of US territory and also join the so-called Peace Board, an organization created by Trump to guarantee a ceasefire and rebuild the Gaza Strip through the acquisition of membership by contributing $1 billion.

That pressure caused the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Ukraine, and even the Vatican to decline to be part of the project.

In this sense, upon learning of the impact of Marco Rubio's more conciliatory speech, President Donald Trump, while praising him, seemed to issue a warning in a softer tone not to dare contradict his words.

“In fact, I’m so proud of him that I almost fired him because they were saying, 'Why can’t Trump do this?' I do it, but in a different way. But Marco, don’t do any better than you did, please. Because if you do, you’re out of here.”

The 79-year-old Republican expressed this during the first meeting of his Peace Council. Although there is still a long way to go before the next presidential elections, Marco Rubio's role in Donald Trump's cabinet positions him as one of the contenders to replace him as president.