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From Fox News: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was confirmed unanimously by the Senate to be the next secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump’s Cabinet picks to receive congressional approval.
Rubio, a senator since 2011, was confirmed during a floor vote by the full Senate Monday night, several hours after Trump took his oath of office earlier in the day. The full Senate floor vote occurred following a separate vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which also voted unanimously in favor of Rubio’s nomination Monday.
Rubio enters his role as secretary of state with a strong foreign policy background as a longtime member of the Senate’s Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. He is also a first-generation Cuban American.
His road to confirmation has been less controversial than many of Trump’s other Cabinet picks. At Rubio’s first confirmation hearing last week in front of the Foreign Relations Committee, the committee’s top-ranking Democrat, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, said she thought Rubio possessed “the skills” and is “well-qualified” to serve as the next secretary of state. She echoed this sentiment Monday evening as well before the full Senate vote.
Rubio was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 99-0 unanimous vote.
U.S. Senate CONFIRMS Marco Rubio to be Secretary of State, 99-0. pic.twitter.com/iyoQjAxCSe
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 21, 2025
The Trump White House wrote on social media, “Congratulations to Marco Rubio on his unanimous confirmation as Secretary of State—the first in President Trump’s Cabinet. America is back and entering a golden age. 🇺🇸.”
Congratulations to Marco Rubio on his unanimous confirmation as Secretary of State—the first in President Trump's Cabinet.
America is back and entering a golden age. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/zXVyHqAICH
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 21, 2025
Rubio released the following statement after he was nominated by Trump in November.
My statement on being nominated for United States Secretary of State by President-elect Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r6q3iaZF0G
— Senator Marco Rubio (@SenMarcoRubio) November 13, 2024
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL: The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday night, several hours after President Trump took his oath of office, to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as President Trump’s secretary of state. https://t.co/ny9ki6kYF4 pic.twitter.com/VukJE5dqXP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 21, 2025
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