Marco Rubio, likely next secretary of state, is a foreign-policy hard-liner. His Florida roots shape his views.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Considered by Trump as a potential vice presidential running mate this summer, he was widely seen as a potential secretary of state after Trump instead selected U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio for the No. 2 spot.
52% : In 2022, Rubio became the most prominent Florida opponent of federal legislation to safeguard the right to same-sex marriage.
51% : Rubio's expected nomination, reported by multiple national news organizations citing sources connected to the presidential transition, represents the culmination of a political comeback eight years after he was politically humbled by Trump, the man who is nominating him to become the nation's top diplomat.
44% : "There is no one better suited to carry out Trump's vision at the State Dept. than Rubio.
42% : Trump countered that his hands weren't small, later saying at a debate, "He referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small.
42% : After Trump emerged as the victor, the two reached a détente, which involved Rubio supporting just about everything Trump said and did as president.
38% : He dropped out the night of the Florida presidential primary after he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of home-state voters, losing 66 of the state's 67 counties to Trump.
26% : I think the reaction would immediately be, 'Who can we blame on the other side for this having happened?'"While not on the scale of Trump's political comeback that has him returning to the presidency four years after voters defeated him, becoming secretary of state is a comeback for Rubio after he was resoundingly defeated by Trump in 2016.
25% : "Rubio later said mocking Trump that way was a mistake that embarrassed him, his family and his supporters.
5% : "Trump mocked Rubio as a choke artist and dubbed him "Liddle Marco."
2% : The two descended into what may have been the campaign's nadir when Rubio mocked Trump with an observation that Trump had small hands.

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