'But you're the spokeswoman for the State Department!' CNN host corners Trump official

When asked if Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken recently with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce refused to comment on "what world leaders the secretary speaks to."

"He speaks to multiple world leaders working on the case," she told CNN's Kasie Hunt during an appearance on the channel Monday.

Hunt pressed Bruce, asking if Rubio was still working on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador.

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"I'm not going to speak to his work. I'm not going to speak to the nature of the work," she said.

"But you're the spokeswoman for the State Department," the host said.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean I'm the gossiper for the State Department," Bruce responded. "I'm telling you the nature of what it is that I can speak to, and it does not include the day-to-day operations or choices the secretary of state makes."

Earlier, the spokesperson avoided another question Hunt asked about Rubio's ability to serve as Secretary of State and the interim National Security Advisor at the same time. "What is he delegating considering his workload is now at least twice what it was?" the host asked.

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"Well, what I can tell you is that I can't get into the details of the choices the secretary makes on a on a moment-by-moment basis, but clearly, the president and the secretary have a very good relationship. They know each other," she said.

"He has been very excited about the trust that the president has placed in him in general, and he's also not someone who's going to do something that if he thinks he can't do it," Bruce said of Rubio.

On Sunday, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told CNN's Jake Tapper that it is "too much" for Secretary of State Marco Rubio to serve as interim National Security Adviser at the same time. “I don't know how anybody could do these two big jobs," he said.

On Thursday, Rubio was appointed as the interim National Security Advisor after President Donald Trump removed Mike Waltz from the role.

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