Trump Picks Rubio, Longtime China Hawk, for Secretary of State
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks at a campaign rally for former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the PPL Center in Allentown, Penn., on Oct. 29, 2024. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Picks Rubio, Longtime China Hawk, for Secretary of State

The selection signals a tough approach by the incoming Trump administration toward international diplomacy.
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President-elect Donald Trump has picked Florida’s three-term senator Marco Rubio to be his nominee for secretary of state, setting the tone for a more hawkish administration on U.S. foreign policy.

“Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom,” Trump wrote in a Nov. 13 statement.
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