Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of state
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of State, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. “I hope I can earn your support, whether it’s because you believe I would do a good job, or because you want to get rid of me,” Rubio joked in testimony the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he served for 14 years.
It’s a remarkable opening salvo from Rubio, who was born in Miami to Cuban immigrants and who, if confirmed, would become the first Latino to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz, who served alongside Rubio on the Foreign Relations Committee, said he has high hopes that the Florida Republican will reject the isolationist approach of other Trump allies.
China, Rubio told the committee, has “lied, cheated, hacked, and stolen their way to global superpower status, at our expense.”If confirmed, Rubio will become the leader of U.S. foreign policy — though his role will surely remain secondary to Trump, who relishes the global stage and frequently uses the bully pulpit against America’s allies.
Secretaries of state have played a key role in formulating the foreign policy of the country since its founding, starting with the first one, Thomas Jefferson, who served in the top Cabinet position under President George Washington.
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