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Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a hawk on China and Iraq, has reportedly emerged as the finalist to be President-elect Doanld Trump’s Secretary of State in his second term.

The New York Times, CNN and other legacy news outlets reported Monday night that Trump had settled on Rubio. Just the News was unable to independently confirm such a decision has been made.

Rubio, a Cuban-American, would be the first Latino to serve as the nation’s top diplomat if nominated and confimed by the Senate.

He has large experience on the foreign stage and ran unsuccessfully against Trump during the 2016 primaries, where his future boss humorously name him “Little Marco.”

But Rubio was an ally as Trump began his remarkable comeback to win the presidency  in 2024.

Trump has been filling out his national security team, on Monday formally naming Rep. Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador and Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida as his national security adviser.