megapanalo Who Is Marco Rubio, Said to Be Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State?
Senator Marco Rubio of Floridamegapanalo, a onetime G.O.P. golden boy, burst onto the national political scene over a decade ago with an expansive vision for his party in which he — the son of a bartender and a maid, both Cuban immigrants — could reach the pinnacle of power in the United States.
Now Mr. Rubio appears on the brink of being picked by president-elect Donald J. Trump to be secretary of state, an appointment that would make him the first Latino to hold the position. He would serve a president who has made demonizing immigrants a defining feature of his political message.
Mr. Rubio was a finalist to serve as Mr. Trump’s running mate. If he is selected to serve as secretary of state, the top foreign policy role will be a test of whether the senator, who has reinvented himself repeatedly during his political ascent, can help bring stability to a world stage where leaders are bracing for four years of unpredictable foreign policy and “America First” protectionism.
Rubio ran against Trump in 2016 and viciously criticized him.During his failed 2016 presidential bid, Mr. Rubio was Exhibit A in how the schoolyard taunts that worked for Mr. Trump only served to mortify other politicians who tried to mimic his style.
“He doesn’t sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan he uses,” Mr. Rubio said of Mr. Trump at a campaign rally in Salem, Va, in February 2016. “He’s like 6’2”, which is why I don’t understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5’2”, Mr. Rubio continued. “Have you seen his hands? And you know what they say about men with small hands.”
He added, after a pause: “You can’t trust ‘em!”
“I will never give up the fight to ensure that the party of Reagan remains a conservative party,” Mr. Rubio said on Fox News around the same time, adding, “not one headed up by a con man.”
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