President-elect of the United States Donald Trump has chosen Republican Senator Marco Rubio as the future secretary of state, Reuters reported.
„He will be a strong defender of our nation, a true friend to our allies, and a fearless warrior who will never back down from our adversaries,” Trump said.
The Republican Party of the newly elected US President Donald Trump also wins a majority in the lower house of the US Congress - the House of Representatives, predicted today at the same time the center for sociological studies "Edison Research" and the American television channels CNN and NBC, quoted by DPA and Reuters.
The Republicans already have a majority in the upper house - the Senate, and today they chose John Thune as their leader there.