Secretary of State Marco Rubio is employing Nate Hochman, a former speechwriter for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who was dismissed in 2023 for resharing a video that included a symbol embraced by white supremacists.
Hochman now works as a senior Rubio aide as deputy director of the agency’s policy planning office and a chief speech writer for the secretary of state, despite the controversy over his prior online behavior.
At the time, Hochman was working for DeSantis when he was running his presidential campaign to challenge President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Hochman also participated in an online conversation with white
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