Posted on 11/11/2024 5:50:03 PM PST by V_TWIN
Donald Trump selected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, the New York Times reported on Monday, putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America's top diplomat once the Republican president-elect takes office in January.
Rubio was arguably the most hawkish option on Trump's shortlist for secretary of state, and he has in years past advocated for a muscular foreign policy with respect to America's geopolitical foes, including China, Iran and Cuba.
Over the last several years he has softened some of his stances to align more closely with Trump's views. The president-elect accuses past U.S. presidents of leading America into costly and futile wars and has pushed for a more restrained foreign policy.
The new administration will confront a world more volatile and dangerous than it was when Trump took office in 2017, with wars raging in Ukraine and the Middle East and China aligning itself more closely with U.S. foes Russia and Iran.
The Ukraine crisis will be high on Rubio's agenda.
Rubio, 53, has said in recent interviews that Ukraine needs to seek a negotiated settlement with Russia rather than focus on regaining all territory that Russia has taken in the last decade. He was also one of 15 Republican senators to vote against a $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, passed in April.
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While Rubio is more of an interventionist than Trump, he has always had a healthy anti-Communist streak in him, and could cooperate on tariffs against Red China. The Secretary of State also has to be confirmable, so it is harder to get known quantities who are also capable of winning confirmation.
The Governor would appoint a replacement who would serve until the 2026 election.
I don’t think it’s that sensitive a position. All Trump wants is peace and Rubio’s vote against Ukraine funding in April is a fine start.
Probably other guys.
We get a true MAGA replacement. One way to get the dead wood cleared.
DeSantis might appoint himself which would be a good move. FL will be a safe state.
✔️🤾 Go President Trump✔️✔️🤾🤾🤾
Yeah I realized that.
I hope Rubio is going to work out. I haven’t read a lot about him but I have seen some negatives. He’s made statements regarding immigration, and seems to be all for getting them out of here.
Repukes lost Alabama
But DeSantis is doing the appointing and he is a Bush republican. Perhaps DeSantis can be counted on in this instance. I don’t know. I’d recommend Kari Lake if she loses in AZ.
This.
Jared and Ivanka have already said they won't be moving back into the West Wing this time so let's just trust Trump.
And i am sure DJT conferred with DeSantis on these moves. Guarantee this is not catching the Gov by surprise and with no plan in place.
Good grief, NO HE IS NOT.
Stop being a retard.
He has aligned himself. He’s probably not actually aligned. I did consider Rubio. He is MAGA adjacent. He quickly read the tea leaves and has worked well with Trump but that doesn’t make him a true believer if you will.
“Stupid stupid stupid stupid.”
You should be bannedfor calling Trump stupid.
“this is not catching the Gov by surprise and with no plan in place”
I strongly suspect the decision on the replacement has already been made.
I doubt he’ll have the balls to clean out the State Department like it needs to be.
So Rubio is out of the Seante, and Desantis gets to hand-pick someone who gets four years of experience in the Senate? Sounds good to me!
Will Rubio be able to clean out Foggy Bottom? Does he have the balls it will take?
Your not very familiar with Governor DeSantis are you
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