MAGA allies don’t approve potential Trump secretary of state pick: report

Some of Donald Trump's MAGA allies are pushing back on the president-elect's alleged Secretary of State choice, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), according to a Tuesday Politico report.

Far-right activist and close Trump ally Charlie Kirk warned his millions of followers not to believe everything they see until the MAGA leader confirms his appointees himself.

"Folks, word of wisdom. If Trump hasn’t confirmed it on Truth [Social], don’t jump to conclusions and don’t believe everything you see," Kirk wrote via X.

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Friends of Ric Grenell, — a "controversial figure within" MAGA world, who served as Trump's director of national intelligence — according to Politico, said that "Rubio wasn’t a done deal, according to two people advocating for his selection as secretary of state."

However, per the report, "Some people close to Trump did not like that Grenell appeared to be actively lobbying for the role of secretary of State — a major no-no in Trump world."

Still, other MAGA allies voiced their disapproval of Rubio.

Noting that the Florida senator "has been criticized by some Trump diehards as too hawkish," Politico notes that right-wing "comedian Dave Smith said Tuesday that Rubio is 'a disaster.'"

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He added, "Might as well give Liz Cheney the State Department. Awful sign."

Another right-wing activist said, "Rubio? Was Hillary unavailable?"

Politico's full report is available at this link.