{"id":2392898,"date":"2025-01-20T18:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state-on-day-one-of-trump-second-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:59:10","slug":"rubio-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state-on-day-one-of-trump-second-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state-on-day-one-of-trump-second-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio confirmed as secretary of state on Day One of Trump second term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state-on-day-one-of-trump-second-term-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392898&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary outlines the confirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on the first day of Donald Trump&#8217;s second term as\u2062 President. \u200bThe Senate unanimously voted in favor of Rubio,with a 99-0 tally,indicating strong bipartisan \u200bsupport for his \u2064nomination. This confirmation marked the swift establishment of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet following his\u200c inauguration.On the first day of \u200dDonald Trump&#8217;s \u2063second term as president, Marco Rubio was confirmed as secretary of State by a unanimous \u200bSenate vote of 99-0. This strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-democrats-push-reformed-voting-rights-laws\/\" title=\"Biden administration, Democrats push reformed voting rights laws\">bipartisan support<\/a> highlighted the \u200bswift establishment of \u200cTrump&#8217;s Cabinet following his inauguration. Rubio&#8217;s confirmation signifies a commitment to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cohesive foreign \u200dpolicy team<\/a> in the new governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio confirmed as secretary of state on Day One of Trump second term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1936269\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marco Rubio\">Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) as secretary of state on Monday, delivering President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet just hours after he was sworn in for a second term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The chamber voted for Rubio 99-0, underscoring the bipartisan support he enjoys in a chamber he has served in since 2011. The confirmation came as Senate Republicans prioritize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3293323\/senate-races-confirm-marco-rubio-trump-cabinet-nominees-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump&rsquo;s national security appointments\">Trump&rsquo;s national security appointments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other nominees who could receive a floor vote in the coming days include John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">homeland security secretary<\/a>, and Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. In committee votes Monday, Ratcliffe advanced 14-3, while Hegseth was approved along party lines 14-13.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a meeting for Noem shortly before Rubio&rsquo;s confirmation vote, advancing her nomination 13-2.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio&rsquo;s confirmation followed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-welcomes-trump-to-drive-the-gop-agenda-in-congress-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Thune welcomes Trump to drive the GOP agenda in Congress- Washington Examiner\">early legislative win<\/a> for Trump in the Senate with passage of the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, the start of Republicans&rsquo; crackdown on&nbsp;illegal immigration. The measure now goes back to the House for final approval before heading to Trump&rsquo;s desk for his signature.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., attends the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a joint statement, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee offered bipartisan praise of Rubio. He was advanced unanimously from the panel just hours earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3253009\/democrats-warm-up-some-trump-cabinet-nominees\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS WARM UP TO SOME OF TRUMP&rsquo;S CABINET NOMINEES DESPITE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING OTHERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The national security of the United States is this committee&rsquo;s primary focus &mdash; and it is to the benefit of our country to have steady leadership in place as soon as possible,&rdquo; Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and ranking member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said. &ldquo;We believe that Sen. Rubio has the skills, knowledge, and experience to lead the department, and his unanimous vote in committee reflects that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio succeeds President Joe Biden&rsquo;s secretary of state, Antony Blinken. When Biden first assumed office in 2021, he got one official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3287062\/trump-cabinet-months-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmed on his first day<\/a>: Avril Haines to lead the intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to fill Rubio&rsquo;s Senate seat until a 2026 special election, a selection that could create a bitter primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3289928\/ashley-moody-trump-litmus-test-appointment-rubio-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"early Trump litmus test \">battle<\/a> due to her endorsement of DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1936269\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1936269\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio confirmed as secretary of state on Trump&#8217;s first day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2392899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/senate-confirms-rubio-secretary-of-state.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5438,35945,3634],"class_list":["post-2392898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rubio","tag-secretary-of-state","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/senate-confirms-rubio-secretary-of-state.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392902,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392898\/revisions\/2392902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}