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KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty ImagesSecretary of State Marco Rubio is having a hard time reining in a subordinate accused of playing fast and loose with U.S. foreign policy. Seven senior officials told Axios they suspect Chris Landau, the son of a former ambassador to Venezuela and Rubio’s No. 2 at the State Department, has been undermining the Trump administration’s policy on the South American country. “There’s a widespread belief that Landau went rogue,” one person said. “And the evidence supports that belief.” Another person added that “Marco isn’t happy” with his deputy over the furor. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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