Marco Rubio becomes US Secretary of State

Just a few hours after Trump's inauguration, the US Senate gave Marco Rubio a vote of confidence to take over as Secretary of State in Donald Trump's second administration.
Marco Rubio is the first high-ranking official in Trump's cabinet to receive a vote of confidence from the Senate.
The bipartisan majority vote (Democrats and Republicans) was 99-0, and no senator voted against Rubio. Rubio's nomination as Secretary of State was met with strong support from Senate Democrats, many of whom considered their colleague to be highly qualified for the role.
Rubio has served as a Republican senator from Florida since 2011, and his candidacy has drawn strong support from several Senate Democrats who see him as well-qualified for the role.
Rubio has made a rapid political turnaround in recent years, transforming from a Trump opponent to an ally, and he will now play a key role as a senior official in the new Trump administration.
Rubio, 53, a former member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is a foreign policy veteran known for his aggressive approach to China.
Rubio, who was Trump's opponent in the Republican primaries in the 2016 US presidential election, has become one of the most loyal members of the US president-elect's campaign in the 2024 presidential election.
The Florida Republican senator replaced Anthony Blinken, the current Secretary of State of the Democratic administration of Joe Biden, and is one of 15 Republican senators who opposed the allocation of a $95 billion military aid package to Ukraine.
According to political analysts, although Marco Rubio does not support the theory of isolationism in US foreign policy, his election as Secretary of State of the new US administration indicates a serious change in Washington's approach to international challenges.