Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions Wednesday from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China
A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is expected to sail through the nomination process.
Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.
Mr. Rubio expressed views aligned with those of most senators who work on foreign policy, while taking care not to break from Donald J. Trump’s unorthodox ideas.
Rubio and Trump have put aside past acrimony to make the Florida lawmaker the least controversial in an unusual slate of Cabinet picks.
Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of state
There is zero doubt in my mind that they meet all the qualifications for being a state sponsor of terrorism,” he said.
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