Marco Rubio was sworn in as Secretary of State, making him the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees to take office.
“President Trump was elected to keep promises, and he’s going to keep those promises,” Rubio said upon being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance. “And his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States, it will be furthering the national interest of this country,”
“The priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States. It will be furthering the national interests of this country,” he said. “President Trump made it very clear – everything we do … must be justified by the answer to one of three questions. Does it make us stronger, does it make us safer, and does it make us prosperous? If it does not do one of those three things, we will not do it.”
“That is the goal, that is the task, and that is the promise that he was elected to keep. And that is the promise he will keep and we will help him keep,” Rubio said, noting that it is a “transformational moment.”
“The United States is now, as President Trump pointed out last night and I believe deeply, we are headed into a new era that I think will make the world a safer place.” Rubio stated that the policy of “peace through strength” is “something that needs to be said and hasn’t been said enough in recent memory. And we look forward to being a key part of helping the President achieve his agenda that he has a clear mandate to keep.”
