MSNBC posted on 23 April 2025 a commentary titled "Marco Rubio Is Taking a Chainsaw to America's Soft Power" by Zeeshan Aleem.
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio implements the Trump administration's America First policy, he is eliminating traditional soft power programs in the State Department for promoting human rights, democracy, and the empowerment of women. The Trump administration is signaling that it increasingly intends to use the threat of force instead of diplomacy to achieve its foreign policy goals.
