Blinken Praises Rubio: ‘He Knows the World, He Knows the Issues’

GEIST On that question ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of the handoff ░░░░░░░░ met with Senator Rubio ░░░░░░░░ believe yesterday who will ░░░░░░░░ your successor it looks ░░░░░░░░ certainly has bipartisan support ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State A ░░░░░░░░ of people think in ░░░░░░░░ scope of some of ░░░░░░░░ other people who ve ░░░░░░░░ put forward we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking this morning about ░░░░░░░░ like Tulsi Gabbard at ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth at Defense ░░░░░░░░ go down the list ░░░░░░░░ he is much more ░░░░░░░░ perhaps What can you ░░░░░░░░ to people who are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about where the ░░░░░░░░ goes on January 20th ░░░░░░░░ is under Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ under some of those ░░░░░░░░ who might be leading ░░░░░░░░ important positions and bureaucracies ░░░░░░░░ s your message to ░░░░░░░░ voters about where the ░░░░░░░░ may be headed after ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration leaves Blinken ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ at the risk of ░░░░░░░░ damage to Senator Rubio ░░░░░░░░ had a very good ░░░░░░░░ and he s someone ░░░░░░░░ have great respect for ░░░░░░░░ s a deeply experienced ░░░░░░░░ Committee Senate Foreign Relations ░░░░░░░░ He knows the world ░░░░░░░░ knows these issues and ░░░░░░░░ s very very thoughtful ░░░░░░░░ them At the same ░░░░░░░░ Mike Waltz the incoming ░░░░░░░░ Security Adviser my friend ░░░░░░░░ colleague Jake Sullivan has ░░░░░░░░ time with him and ░░░░░░░░ think we both have ░░░░░░░░ confidence in our successors ░░░░░░░░ being able to carry ░░░░░░░░ a strong foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ the United States a ░░░░░░░░ United States that s ░░░░░░░░ that s leading in ░░░░░░░░ world Because here s ░░░░░░░░ we know If we ░░░░░░░░ not doing that if ░░░░░░░░ re not engaged if ░░░░░░░░ re not leading then ░░░░░░░░ someone else is and ░░░░░░░░ not in a way ░░░░░░░░ s going to reflect ░░░░░░░░ interests and values or ░░░░░░░░ just as bad No ░░░░░░░░ is and then you ░░░░░░░░ got a vacuum that ░░░░░░░░ going to be filled ░░░░░░░░ bad things before it ░░░░░░░░ filled with good things ░░░░░░░░ sense is Senator Rubio ░░░░░░░░ Waltz others that we ░░░░░░░░ see that believe that ░░░░░░░░ I think fundamentally so ░░░░░░░░ President Trump But far ░░░░░░░░ it for me to ░░░░░░░░ on where they re ░░░░░░░░ to go all I ░░░░░░░░ tell you is the ░░░░░░░░ we ve had have ░░░░░░░░ very positive very substantive ░░░░░░░░ my hope is and ░░░░░░░░ is that they will ░░░░░░░░ forward strong U S ░░░░░░░░ in the world.”