Rubio: "I do not know" if Nauert has "detailed knowledge" to succeed as a UN ambassador

Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday Provides an Overview: Trade Talks: Cohen's Sentencing Memorandum at the Center Stage Meadows states that it is too early to say whether a special election should to be held in North Carolina What happened in North Carolina MORE (R-Fla.) said Sunday that it was not sure if President Trump Donald John TrumpJoaquín Castro: Trump would be "currently in court" if he was not The president or the "privileged" Trump discusses the venue of the speech at a conference on justice Penal Comey reveals new details about the investigation conducted by Russia during a testimony in the House of Representatives of the MEP MORE Heather Nauert, UN ambassador, disposes of the " thorough knowledge of foreign policy "to succeed the position.

"You know, I think she's been in the state department for almost two years, she's traveled a lot," he said in CBS's "Face the Nation."

"I certainly think that she has the ability to do good at work, which must be the advocate of America in this international forum."

"I do not do not know her well, "he added. "I do not know much about her work and I know she's the spokeswoman for the state department."

He adds that it is not sure that Nauert possesses "in-depth knowledge of foreign policy at a level that will allow him to be successful at the United Nations."

"I do not know not, "he said. "I have to meet her, she has to go through our committee, answer the questions and then I can make a judgment on that."

Democrats have argued that Nauert, a former Fox News anchorman, is inexperienced. .

"I would have trouble because some of us care about the experience and qualifications of their citizens," Sen said. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko Hirono – Night Defense: Nauert looking for a UN envoy | Trump teases the changes of chief of staff | Trump knocks out Tillerson as "stupid like a rock" | A scathing report details the failures of the Air Force before shooting in Texas: Senator Dem denounces the lack of "qualifications" of Nauert for the UN ambassador The Demon Senator: The party is struggling to connect to the heart of people, has "a tendency to be very very left" MORE (D- Hawaii) said Friday.

Nauert, whom Trump named on Friday, has been a spokesman for the State Department for two years but has no other government experience.