The special background of the person chosen by Mr. Trump to be US Secretary of State

US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Mr. Rubio, 53 years old, from Florida, is serving his third term in the Senate.

The son of Cuban immigrants According to BBC and PBS, Mr. Rubio was born in Miami and still calls the city home. His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid. During his first Senate campaign, he repeatedly told voters about his working-class background and his unique American story as the son of Cuban immigrants who became senators. Mr. Rubio is Catholic. He lived in Las Vegas for six years as a child and returned to Miami at the age of 14. Married to a professional cheerleader The nominee for US Secretary of State is an avid football fan and dreamed of playing in the NFL as a high school student. However, Mr. Rubio only received offers to play football from two schools. He chose the little-known Tarkio College, located in a town of fewer than 2,000 people in northwest Missouri. However, when the school faced bankruptcy and Rubio was injured, he quit playing football and transferred to a school in Florida. Mr. Rubio graduated from the University of Florida and the University of Miami Law School. The senator married Jeanette Dousdebes, a member of the Miami Dolphins cheerleader team, in 1998 and has four children. Once forced to drop out of the Senate race In the 2010 Senate race, Mr. Rubio was a less promising candidate than Mr. Charlie Crist - then Governor of Florida. He was pressured by Republican leaders to drop out of the Senate race and instead run for Attorney General with the promise that the party would clear the way for him. In his memoir "An American Son," Mr. Rubio wrote: "I almost convinced myself to drop out of the race." However, at that time, he continued to run and won his first term in the Senate. In 2016 and 2022, he continued to be re-elected. Ran for President, had conflicts with Mr. Trump Senator Rubio joined the US presidential election in 2016, facing a series of opponents in the party, including Mr. Trump. Mr. Rubio won in Minnesota, where Senator Ted Cruz finished second and Mr. Trump finished third. He dropped out of the race after being defeated by Mr. Trump in his home state. Mr. Trump won in Florida with 45.7% of the vote, while Mr. Rubio finished second with 27%. During the election, Mr. Rubio and Mr. Trump had many verbal battles. However, their relationship improved during Mr. Trump's time in the White House and the two remained close afterward. Often talks about foreign threats As vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Rubio often discusses military and economic threats from abroad, especially China. He warns that China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are increasingly working together against the United States.

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