DeSantis says decision on Rubio replacement will likely be made 'by beginning of January'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday that he will likely make a decision on who will replace President-elect Trump’s secretary of State pick Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in the upper chamber by January. 

“We have already received strong interest from several possible candidates, and we continue to gather names of additional candidates and conduct preliminary vetting,” DeSantis wrote in a post on the social platform X. 

“More extensive vetting and candidate interviews will be conducted over the next few weeks...