Rubio officially sworn in as secretary of State

Vance referred to Rubio as “bipartisan solutions seeker."

Published: January 21, 2025 10:42am

Former Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio was officially sworn in Tuesday as secretary of state.

He was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance.

Rubio is the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to be sworn in.

Vance referred to Rubio as “bipartisan solutions seeker," according to the New York Post.

Other nominees are expected to be voted on soon or have their hearings.

On Monday, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Defense secretary.

Other Trump nominees that have not had their hearings yet include Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the head of Health and Human Services and Tulsi Gabbard for the director of national intelligence. 

 

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