Blinken Meets Rubio as Unconventional Transition Inches Ahead
- Secretary of State, senator talk for ‘good chunk of time’
- Signs of increasing cooperation before Trump’s inauguration
Marco Rubio and Antony Blinken
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday with Marco Rubio, the senator chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to succeed him as top US diplomat, a small step toward managing a transition between the two administrations that has been unconventional at best.
“Secretary Blinken had an opportunity this morning to sit down with Senator Rubio,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said, adding that the two spoke for a “good chunk of time.”