Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured here in the Oval Office with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the World Cup trophy, has warned foreigners hoping to visit the United States for this summer's tournament that "your ticket is not a visa.” | Win McNamee/Getty Images
Maybe the State Department should call itself the Sports Department.
President Donald Trump has kept most of Foggy Bottom’s diplomats out of the loop on major global crises, relying instead on Secretary of State Marco Rubio, his small leadership team, and a few special envoys. But the State Department is finding itself on the front lines of an unexpectedly thorny geopolitical challenge: reconciling Trump’s restrictionist views on immigration with his desire to host a successful World Cup.
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