The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trumpplans to offer important secretary of state portfolio to Cuban-American senator from Florida Marco Rubioas reported this Monday by the newspaper The New York Times.
Citing sources close to Trump, the Times He noted that decision could still change, but the election of Rubio, 53, seems likely, especially after the former president considered nominating the senator as his vice presidential candidate, before ultimately opting for J.D. Vance.
On the other hand, the agency Reuters goes in the same direction as New York Times and emphasizes that the senator of Cuban origin would thus become the first Latino at the head of American diplomacy.
The Miami Republican was elected to the Senate in 2010 and maintained a hawkish stance on foreign policyadopting a hard line against China and Iran in particular and expressing a position in favor of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Rubio, who speaks fluent Spanish, can also be of great support to the Trump administration’s foreign policy for Latin America and its strategic goals.
Nevertheless, some conservatives saw him as wavering on immigrationan issue that got him into political trouble when he ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 against Trump and others, according to reports. Efe.
During that campaign, Trump denigrated him as “Little Marco” and Rubio responded with scathing attacks. The senator’s name was already being considered to lead American diplomacy, given that he was on the Republican’s list of possible vice presidents for a second term.
Rubio, of Cuban origin, While serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he had a notable influence on policy toward Latin America. of Trump’s first term, but some advisers to the future president believe that his “hawk” profile contrasts with the isolationist “America First” policy promoted by Trump.
