REPORT: Rubio Under Consideration For Sec Of State

CNN reports:

President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the new government. Secretary of state and national security adviser will be among the most hard-fought positions to stand at the forefront of those shifts.

For Foggy Bottom, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a China hawk and finalist for Trump’s VP, is under consideration, as is Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Japan during his first term. Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist and former ambassador to Germany, has also been floated for the position, though he could end up in a number of potential slots.

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