Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. Credit: AP/Evan Vucci TALLAHASSEE, Florida — President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state.

A week after Election Day, Trump said: "It is my great honor to announce Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is hereby nominated to be US Secretary of State."

President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the next secretary of state, and the Capitol Hill vacancy created could soon be filled by a quite literally familiar name, The Post can reveal: the once and future prez’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump.