Rubio could prove a potential savior of the GOP – but he may not escape the wrath of Congress

Newly ascendant Democrats on Capitol Hill don’t plan to make it easy Marco Rubio to come to the GOP’s rescue in 2028.

The secretary of state’s appeal to Latinos and his relatively strong position in Washington could offer Republicans, battered by this week’s midterm elections, hope that they can heal their internal divisions and retain the White House. “The number of people who want to recruit the Secretary of State Marco Rubio is astounding,” former GOP House Speaker. Newt Gingrich wrote Wednesday on social networks .

But Democratic lawmakers will likely Rubio a prime target for surveillance and other hearings in the new Congress – questioning him about the legally questionable Iran war strikes on suspected drug boats offers linked to Venezuelan oil and more, according to a House Democratic aide and a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the discussions. Equally aggressive scrutiny from Republican lawmakers helped tarnish the former secretary of state. that of Hillary Clinton image in the years leading up to his 2016 presidential bid.

Rubio who is also national security adviser, has largely avoided criticism of the president that of Donald Trump The war in Iran and other major crises — but that doesn’t absolve him of responsibility for the administration’s failures, Democrats said.