President Donald Trump said he has the utmost confidence in Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hailing him as his most trusted White House problem solver and adding national security adviser to his resume.

“Marco’s doing an outstanding job,” Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker in an interview airing Sunday, noting Rubio is not intended to be a “long term” NSA, but he’s in no rush to unwind his trusted adviser from the dual role.

“Now, Marco won’t keep — Marco’s very busy doing other things, so he’s not going to keep it long term. We’re going to put somebody else in.”

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