The Senate voted this Monday (20) to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first senior cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.
The confirmation vote took place just hours after Trump was sworn in as president. The vote was unanimous, with a score of 99 to 0, with no senator voting against the nomination.
Rubio’s nomination for secretary of state drew strong support from Senate Democrats, with many calling their colleague highly qualified for the role.
Rubio has served as Florida’s Republican senator since 2011, and his nomination drew strong support from several Senate Democrats, who called their colleague highly qualified for the role.
Rubio has gone from Trump adversary to ally in recent years in a remarkable political turnaround. Now, he will play a key role as a senior official in the new Trump administration.
