Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump's nominee for secretary of state, is expected to tell senators Wednesday morning that the incoming administration will put American interests “above and beyond.”
“Putting our nation's core interests above all else is not isolationism,” Rubio will tell members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, according to a copy of his opening statement. obtained By Associated Press.
“It is common sense that a foreign policy centered on our national interests is not an outdated relic,” the prepared statement read.
“The postwar world order is not just outdated; it is now a weapon used against us,” the Florida senator is expected to say.
Rubio is scheduled to appear for a confirmation hearing and, if confirmed, would be the first Latino to serve as secretary of state.
So far, senators on both sides of the aisle have announced that the 53-year-old has expressed support for.
The Florida Republican has had a rocky relationship with Trump in the past, with both men exchanging personal blows during the 2016 Republican presidential primary. Since then, the two Republicans have forged a better relationship, with Rubio disparaging his own Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and endorsing the president-elect in the 2024 presidential election.
Trump won over Vice President Harris in November, securing “the undeniable mandate of voters,” according to a speech Rubio prepared for senators.
“They want a strong America, engaged in the world,” he plans to say. “But we are guided by a clear purpose: to promote peace abroad and security and prosperity at home.”
