Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, November 13, that he would appoint Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, confirming information from US media. The senator, known for his anti-China positions, will be “a fervent defender of [la] nation [américaine]a true friend to [les] allies [du pays] and a fearless warrior who will never back down [aux] opponents » of the United States, the president-elect stated in a press release.
The influential Republican senator from Florida, 53, born in Miami, the son of Cuban immigrants, became the first head of US diplomacy who is fluent in Spanish.
Previously, Rubio exchanged school jokes with Donald Trump. Today he becomes the new face of the United States in the world, a supporter of a hard line. He is particularly known for his strong diplomatic stances against China: he defended Taiwan’s sovereignty, worked to restrict trade with Beijing, and campaigned to punish the Chinese state for its actions in Hong Kong and against the Uyghur minority.
Rubio is also a strong supporter of Israel and fiercely opposed to Iran and the rise of its nuclear program. Due to his family history, he also spoke out against the communist government in Havana or against other left-wing Latin American countries, such as Venezuela.
Kyiv in an “impasse” against Russia
In an interview with the Catholic channel EWTN, after Donald Trump’s presidential victory against Democrat Kamala Harris, the Florida senator echoed the president-elect by stating that kyiv was in a “deadlock” against Russia, and that the United States must demonstrate “pragmatism” instead of spending billions of dollars on weapons.
“I don’t like what Vladimir Putin did and we are interested in what happens there”he clarified. But “I believe that the future of the 21st centurymy The 21st century will be defined by what happens in the Indo-Pacific ». In the Senate, he called in particular to arm Taiwan, through direct deliveries of American military equipment rather than through arms sales.
And after an interview with Donald Trump, in which he suggested that the island had to pay the United States for its defense, he insisted that a new government of the billionaire would support Taipei against Beijing.
Tulsi Gabbard to intelligence, Matt Gaetz to justice
Donald Trump also announced Wednesday that he would entrust the leadership of national intelligence to Tulsi Gabbard, a former soldier and Democratic Party defector whose pro-Russia positions have sparked controversy.
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Just after the Russian invasion of February 2022, he wrote on X: “This war and suffering could have been avoided if the Biden administration and NATO had simply addressed Russia’s legitimate concerns about Ukraine’s possible entry into NATO. »
Matt Gaetz, a highly controversial and loyal elected official among the Republican faithful, was also appointed to the position of Attorney General. “Mate [Gaetz] will put an end to the instrumentalization of [l’]administration “said the president-elect of the United States, convicted of criminal charges, who accuses the current Department of Justice of having fostered a “witch hunt” towards him.
