US President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a roundtable on Antifa at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg/Getty Images

President Donald Trump had been sitting in the State Dining Room for an hour and twenty-two minutes Wednesday, listening patiently as a panel of right-wing influencers recounted various tales of violence at the hands of Antifa , when an unexpected visitor arrived at the door.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stepping into the room from the Cross Hall, whispered a few words to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before Trump asked him the question he’d spent the last hour or so quietly wondering: “Any news from the Middle East?”

Indeed there was, Rubio told him. But he would have to wait to deliver it until reporte

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