Fetterman will vote for Rubio for Trump’s secretary of State

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he would vote to confirm his colleague Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State if selected by President-elect Trump. 

“Unsurprisingly, the other team’s pick will have political differences than my own. That being said, my colleague @SenMarcoRubio is a strong choice and I look forward to voting for his confirmation,” Fetterman wrote in a Tuesday morning post on the social platform X. 

The news of Trump’s expected nomination of Rubio as his top diplomat came Monday. Rubio, who ran against Trump during the 2016 Republican primary, was at one point in consideration to be the president-elect’s running mate. Ultimately, Trump chose Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).