Former President Donald Trump watches as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally on Nov. 4, in Raleigh, N.C.
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President-elect Donald Trump is predicted to appoint Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to function secretary of state, in line with a supply acquainted with the choice. If confirmed, Rubio would develop into the primary Latino to ever function the nation’s high diplomat.
The choice formally brings Rubio into Trump’s fold and presents a brand new chapter within the evolving relationship between the 2 one-time rivals for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Within the years since, Rubio has develop into a detailed adviser to Trump on international relations, and even was a high contender for vp up until the day Trump introduced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his working mate.
The nomination is a sign that the Trump administration may very well be eager on tackling international coverage with Rubio’s conventional hawkishness — an method that has made him one of many Senate’s main voices on worldwide affairs. However the two have disagreed up to now over the extent to which the U.S. ought to train aggressive international coverage measures.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, was first elected senator for Florida in 2010 after serving within the state home — together with as speaker — for greater than a decade. Throughout his time within the Senate, Rubio grew to become a key voice in debates over U.S. international coverage. As a member of the Senate Overseas Relations Committee, Rubio advocated for Libyan intervention in 2011, and criticized then-President Trump in 2019 for proposing to withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan.
