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, and repeatedly warned of threats posed by China, which he called a “dangerous near-peer adversary.”

Sen. Marco Rubio: “If we don’t change course, we are going to live in a world where much of what matters to us on a daily basis, from our security to our health, will be dependent on whether the Chinese allow us to have it or not. That’s an unacceptable outcome.”

Activists with CodePink disrupted Rubio’s hearing. As they were removed from the session, protesters yelled, “Marco Rubio’s sanctions are killing kids in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela!” They also condemned his staunch support of Israel, shouting out, “You can’t be a warmonger and a diplomat!”