Rubio’s expected rise to the nation’s top diplomatic post would put a more establishment figure into the highest echelons of the Trump administration.

The Florida congressman has been a frequent critic of the Chinese government on many fronts, from the global supply chain to Taiwan.

He then pointed to Patel’s interest in closing the FBI’s D.C. headquarters and his vows to prosecute Trump’s enemies in the media as well as the government. “And there is a concern that this type of politics,

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) says on Meet the Press that he encouraged Donald Trump to bring Kash Patel — the president-elect’s pick for FBI director — “to the table.”

President-elect Trump said he will tap Kash Patel to head the FBI. But because the FBI is supposed to operate independently from the president, Patel's loyalty to Trump could harm his Senate confirmation chances.

Ex-FBI deputy director on Trump’s pick for FBI director Ex-FBI deputy director under former President Trump Andrew McCabe explains his main concern about the possibility of Kash Patel becoming the FBI director.

Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to be FBI director, nominating a loyalist to lead the chief U.S. law enforcement agency — which the president-elect has long derided as corrupt.