Marco Rubio became the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees to take his post on Tuesday after being confirmed by a unanimous vote the previous night.
The tally for the now-former Florida senator was 99-0, which included Rubio voting in the affirmative for himself.
Vice President J.D. Vance administered the oath of office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building located on the White House grounds, with Rubio’s wife Jeanette Rubio holding the Bible.
Vice President Vance swears in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
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Vance, who also resigned his seat as a senator earlier this month, described Rubio “as one of his favorite people in Washington.”
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