President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to pick Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as his secretary of state — a decision that would make the Cuban American senator the first Latino to serve as the nation’s top diplomat.
Rubio’s expected appointment was first reported by the New York Times on Monday.
Trump, 78, could still change his mind on his pick to lead the State Department, the outlet noted, but “appeared to have settled” on Rubio.
“Nothing has been confirmed,” a source familiar with the situation told The Post.
Rubio, the son of Cuban exiles, has represented Florida in the US Senate since 2011. He serves as vice chairman on the Senate Intelligence Committee and is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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New York Post