Rubio Backs Tillerson Despite 'Reservations'
His support likely guarantees that President Trump’s nominee will win confirmation as secretary of state.
by Russell Berman
Jan 23, 2017
2 minutes
Rex Tillerson has secured Senator Marco Rubio’s support, all but guaranteeing that he’ll have the votes he needs to win Senate confirmation as President Trump’s secretary of state.
Rubio declared his position Monday morning, hours before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was to vote on the on Tillerson after he clashed with him repeatedly during his confirmation hearing earlier this month. Rubio had said it was “discouraging,” for example, that Tillerson refused to label Vladimir Putin a war criminal or to call out Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte for human rights violations.
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