Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.

Senator Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, also faced a confirmation hearing Wednesday, receiving a warm welcome from his fellow senators as he expressed support for NATO, backed Trump’s “America First” approach to foreign policy and diplomacy,

Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, is widely expected to win Senate confirmation to the post.

Donald Trump's pick to be the nation’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, is promising to place America's interests “above all else.”

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee joined in praising Marco Rubio at the Florida senator’s nomination hearing for secretary of state, signaling he’ll face one of the easiest confirmations of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.