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Florida senator. Marco Rubio The Senate unanimously confirmed him as the next secretary of state, making him the first congressionally approved pick in President Trump’s Cabinet.
Rubio, a senator since 2011, was confirmed by the full chamber in a vote by the full chamber. Senate Monday night, hours after Trump was sworn in earlier in the day. The full Senate vote followed a separate vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which also voted unanimously in support of Rubio’s nomination on Monday.
Rubio takes on strong performance as Secretary of State foreign policy As a long-time member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. He is also a first-generation Cuban-American.
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Marco Rubio attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday ahead of confirmation votes by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the full Senate.
His path to confirmation has been less contentious than many of Trump’s other Cabinet picks. During Rubio’s first confirmation hearing before the Foreign Relations Committee last week, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the panel’s top Democrat, said she believed Rubio had “skills” and was “fully qualified.” Qualified” to serve as president. The next Secretary of State. She echoed that sentiment Monday night and ahead of the full Senate vote.
“I have had a good working relationship with Senator Rubio for many years, and during his hearings I was impressed by his grasp of policy,” Shaheen said Monday night. “While we may not always see eye to eye, I believe he has the skills, knowledge and qualifications to serve as secretary of state.”
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Rubio said at his first confirmation hearing last week that the State Department’s “first priority” under Trump would be to put America first.
“It’s not easy,” Rubio said. “This is not possible without a strong and confident America engaged in world affairs that once again puts our core national interests above all else.”
Rubio will face some significant challenges in his new role, particularly Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the war with Ukraine. Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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During his confirmation hearing last week, Rubio described the fighting between Ukraine and Russia as a “stalemate” that “must end,” adding that both countries would have to make “concessions” under Trump’s proposed peace deal. . Meanwhile, despite Trump’s past criticism North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Rubio called the alliance “very important” and insisted that Trump was also a supporter of NATO.
In Gaza, Rubio supports Israel’s self-defense actions against Hamas, but if he believes that Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank is something he supports, he has not made it clear.
“The idea is that there is no conflict and people can peacefully coexist without conflict and have the ability to pursue prosperity,” Rubio said. “Sadly, for a long time, the conditions for that to exist have not been there. have.”
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) takes the stage during the second day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Feather Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Rubio also named him many times China He spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week. “We welcome the Chinese Communist Party into this global order. They take advantage of all its benefits. But they ignore all its obligations and responsibilities,” Rubio said at the hearing. “Instead, they lied, cheated, hacked and stole to achieve global superpower status, at our expense.”
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While Rubio’s confirmation has not faced strong opposition, some Trump-aligned Republicans have expressed disdain for Rubio’s willingness to certify the 2020 election results, which Trump said were “stolen” from him. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has been an outspoken supporter of less U.S. intervention, also questioned Rubio’s hardline stance on U.S. intervention during his confirmation as secretary of state.
