The formal announcement comes after CNN reported Monday night that Rubio would be selected.
Rubio is currently a senator from Florida. Eight years ago he was Trump’s opponent in the Republican presidential primary and clashed with him. Although they were each other’s rivals in 2016, but since then the path has been cleared and now their relationship has improved.
In 2024, he’s running for U.S. vice president. Additionally, he’s already made clear he’s interested in joining Trump’s Cabinet if it’s the right job, multiple sources familiar with the process told CNN. told.
“Marco is a highly respected leader and a very powerful voice for freedom. “He will be a strong defender of our nation, a true friend to our allies, and a brave warrior who will never surrender to our adversaries,” Trump said in a statement.
For his part, in a post on his X account, Rubio said: “Leading the U.S. State Department is a tremendous responsibility, and I am honored by the trust that President Trump has placed in me.” As such, I will work every day to advance your foreign policy agenda.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we will bring peace through strength and will always put the interests of the American people and the United States first. “I look forward to garnering the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate so that the President has his national security and foreign policy team ready when he takes office on January 20,” he said.
Rubio was born on May 28, 1971, in Miami, Florida, to Mario Rubio, a waiter, and Orielles García Rubio, a Cuban. He married Janet Dousdebes in 1998 and they have four children, Amanda Lauren, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri between 1989 and 1990; studied at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida from 1990 to 1991; He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Florida in 1993. In 1996 he received this degree with distinction jurist doctorBachelor of Laws degree at Miami University. He is Catholic.
Rubio is currently the Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Ranking Member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
—With reporting from CNN’s Lauren Fox, Steve Contorno, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Kylie Atwood.