8 hours agoTrump appoints Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
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(2 years ago)Newly elected American President Donald Trump appointed Senator Marco Rubio from Florida as nominated for Secretary of State on Wednesday, a former critic who became one of the strongest defenders of the elected president. At Capitol Hill, the conservative lawmaker is deputy head of the Senate's Commission for Intelligence and member of the Senate Committee [...]
At Capitol Hill, the conservative lawmaker is deputy chairman of the Senate Commission for Intelligence and member of the Senate's Committee for Foreign Relations, the AP writes.
He has promoted a harsher attitude against China and targeted the TikTok social media application because its mother company is Chinese. He and other lawmakers claim Beijing can seek access to user data whenever it wishes.
“It will be a strong lawyer for our nation, a true friend of our allies and a fearless warrior who will never withdraw from our opponents”, Trump told Rubio in a statement. /euronews. al
