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Marco Rubio may be the next secretary of state

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Sen. Marco Rubio
Photograph: AP
|Washington, DC

Update (November 13th): Since this article was published Vivek Ramaswamy was chosen to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, “to dismantle government bureaucracy” and “slash excess regulations”, according to Mr Trump. He will work in conjunction with Elon Musk, a tech billionaire and Trump cheerleader.

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