The vote was 99-0….
The US Seante takes care of it’s own….
Rubio, a Republican, leaves a US Senate seat from Florida to be the first Latino US Secretary of State….
The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as President Trump‘s secretary of state.
Why it matters: Rubio will be instrumental in making good on many of Trump’s grandest campaign promises — from ending the war in Ukraine to countering China’s growing influence to implementing a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously earlier Monday to recommend Rubio’s confirmation, and Democrats cleared the way for an expedited process.
- It’s a resounding show of Senate bipartisanship for one of their own.
Zoom in: The 53-year-old Floridian has served in the Senate since 2011. He ran for president in 2016 before dropping out and endorsing Trump. He was on Trump’s 2024 vice presidential shortlist.
- Rubio, who would be the first Latino secretary of state, opposes normalizing relations with Cuba and is a noted China hawk.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Rubio in the Senate, as Axios first reported….
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