【Why did Musk get off the plane before Rubio?】After Trump descended the jetway, his second son Eric and wife Lara Trump followed closely behind—after all, they are Trump family members, regardless of rank.
If we follow protocol, it should be Rubio next—the Secretary of State following the president is perfectly natural.
Yet, after the Trump family came Musk, followed by Rubio. (Figure 1)
This can be explained as follows: Trump clearly knew that his Secretary of State wasn’t well-liked here. Rather than have him appear early in the camera frame, he let Musk cut in line, appearing on camera ahead of Rubio.
The War Minister following Rubio? Frankly, the impression isn't great either.
Musk enjoys vastly different levels of popularity at Eastern University compared to Rubio and Hegseth.
Thus, a special arrangement was made—breaking convention—placing the businessman ahead of both the Secretary of State and the War Minister.
It’s not so much that Musk received special treatment; rather, Trump clearly understood who would energize the crowd and who would dampen the mood.
As a result, an extremely unusual and abnormal scene appeared during the U.S. diplomatic visit.
The order of disembarking was entirely arranged by the Americans themselves—we won’t impose any rules on this.
Trump clearly realized that having his Secretary of State stand further back was more appropriate.
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