- Title: REFILE: Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state
- Date: 12th November 2024
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 8, 2023) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXCHANGE BETWEEN FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO (R) AND FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY, SPEAKING ABOUT TIKTOK, SAYING: "I know you're familiar with this, the most downloaded app in the world, one of the most downloaded apps in the world is social media company TikTok. Could the Chi
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday (November 13) he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state.
"He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries," Trump said in a statement.
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 is expected to 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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