As the newly sworn Vice President of the United States, JD Vance performed his first executive branch duty: the swearing-in of former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. Vance made note of this in his remarks.
I also, of course, want to thank President Trump for nominating Sen. Rubio, giving me a first, easy swearing in. It’s the first time I’ve ever sworn in an official of the United States government.
As RedState reported, Rubio’s nomination for Secretary of State cleared the full Senate 99-0. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) was Rubio’s “sherpa,” navigating him through the nomination hurdles. Vance acknowledged Risch’s quick work.
I want to thank Sen. Jim Risch and his family for making this easy. You guys got this done, and got it done very quickly. Ninety-nine to zero, right? I don’t think even I would have gotten close…
