Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed on Nov. 18 that vetting is happening on the replacement for outgoing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be his secretary of state.
Last week, Trump named Rubio, one of his rivals for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election, to lead the state department. This means that DeSantis has to pick a replacement to serve out Rubio’s Senate term, which ends in 2028.
