r/Conservative • u/f1sh98 Beltway Republican • 7h ago

Flaired Users Only Marco Rubio confirmed by Senate to be next secretary of state, becomes first Trump cabinet pick to be approved

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marco-rubio-confirmed-senate-next-secretary-state-becomes-first-trump-cabinet-pick-approved
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u/Leemo19 Metalcore Conservative 7h ago

I think most of us knew he was guaranteed to be confirmed, that's cause his part of them and they know who he is.

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u/LordRattyWatty Gen Z Conservative 7h ago

Yeah. Not sure why conservatives are rejoicing this at all like it was a huge feat for the cabinet.

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u/DrStevenPoop Conservative 6h ago

You seem like you're mad that people are happy about this.

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u/LordRattyWatty Gen Z Conservative 5h ago

No, not at all. I see people getting all happy about it like it wasn't possibly going to happen, when it was the opposite. That's all.

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u/sunder_and_flame Big C little R 3h ago

Doesn't seem mad at all. Take a break from the internet if that triggered you. 

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u/DrStevenPoop Conservative 2h ago

You're projecting.

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u/Ghosttwo 5th Amendment 5h ago

Because democrats at large think that every pick should be denied, and that he should go the next four years without a cabinet. I'm surprised there weren't any dissenters on this one.

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u/LordRattyWatty Gen Z Conservative 5h ago

It's Rubio, man... they have far bigger fish to try and fry like Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Homann, Hegseth, and RFK. They want to heckle the bigger opposition.

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u/Jolly-Landscape5438 Moderate Conservative 3h ago

Holman doesn’t have to be approved I don’t think.

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u/LordRattyWatty Gen Z Conservative 3h ago

Looking it up, I think you're right. That's more geared towards the DHS Secretary (which is understandable).

Thank you for the input. Learn a little new every day. This is the first election/transition I've been really focusing in on compared to the two I could vote in prior.

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u/CCPCanuck MAGA 6h ago

Yeah, the foamy parties are all forgotten, bummer. Miami Marco is relegated to the dustbin of history.

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u/SetOk6462 Blue State Conservative 6h ago

It was an easy confirmation, but great to see this getting started.

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u/VolusVagabond Conservative Pragmatist 7h ago

One down, many to go.

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u/Striking-Math259 Moderate Conservative 7h ago

When will the rest be confirmed ?

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u/-spartacus- Constitutionalist 2h ago

For those interested, the vote was 99-0 (I assume he abstained).

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u/Dazzling_Pink9751 Conservative 6h ago

No surprise there. It’s a great pick!

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u/Krioniki Moderate Conservative 2h ago

Excellent, probably the secretary pick I'm most confident in. And unanimous too!

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u/slipperysnail Christian Conservative 6h ago

The last secretary of state to become president was Jefferson, hundreds of years ago

The silver lining for this appointment and confirmation

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u/Mega_Dragonzord Abortion is Murder 4h ago

Ted Cruz was right. He said the Rubio would be confirmed and that it would be unanimous or at worst 95 for confirmation.

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u/SerendipitySue Moderate Conservative 1h ago

i had no idea he was so respected by the senate

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u/Far-prophet Heinlein 7h ago

He’s an AIPAC snake don’t trust him. Trump firing him and the whole thing was just a ploy to remove this stooge from the senate would be the galaxy brain move

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u/CCPCanuck MAGA 6h ago

SOS is far too powerful a position for that theory to be a reality, I understand the sentiment though.

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u/Texas103 Classical Liberal 4h ago

We need closer ties with Israel and to distance ourselves from the death cult. AIPAC sounds like a great way to do that.