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Trump names Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Gaetz as Attorney-General

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Marco Rubio (L), Matt Gaetz (R).

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Florida Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state, positioning a strong advocate of hardline policies toward China in his cabinet.

Trump described Rubio as “a strong advocate for our nation, a true friend to our allies, and a fearless warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.”

Rubio said he was “honored by the trust President Trump has placed in me” and vowed to “work every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda.”

Known for his hawkish stance, particularly on China, Rubio has previously supported interventionist policies that diverge from Trump’s “America First” approach.

In the past, Rubio backed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and military aid to Syrian anti-government forces, positions Trump once criticised. Recently, however, Rubio’s stance on Ukraine has moved closer to Trump’s, advocating for an end to the conflict and calling it a “stalemate” in need of a “negotiated settlement.”

Rubio and Trump share a hardline approach toward China, with Rubio advocating for a ban on Huawei sales and a commitment to support Taiwan, declaring in 2022 that China’s rise is “without a doubt the singular geopolitical issue of the 21st century.”

Alongside Rubio, Trump also nominated Representative Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Gaetz has been outspoken against current Attorney General Merrick Garland, accusing him of “weaponising” the justice system and defending January 6 protesters as “political prisoners.” Gaetz’s appointment suggests a strong conservative tilt in Trump’s new administration.

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    • Yeah, little Marco is unfortunately a dyed in the wool neocon RINO, although to be fair he HAS shown Trump a lot of support over the past 4 years that Trump spent as a political outcast. I don’t know precisely how I feel about him yet, so I’ll stick to my default setting of suspicion and mistrust until he proves me wrong.

      Gaetz on the other hand is rock solid. You can tell by all the grizzly old republican senators shaking their fists and vowing “over my dead body”. The deep state A-holes went to their standard tactic of trying to blackmail him with a fake sex scandal, but he went onto Tucker Carlson’s show immediately and got ahead of it. And his confrontations with Kevin McCarthy were hilarious. I fully expect them all to vehemently reject his nomination. We’ll have to see what happens 🤷🏼‍♂️

  1. Rubio and Scott are not to be trusted or relied on, as they ignore Disabled Veterans who are at a disadvantage living overseas and cannot return ‘home’s to the U.S. as many Veterans are listed as ‘Potential Terrorists’, and / or they may have foreign-born children and wives who are barred from entry into the U.S. for health, political reasons, etc…
    BUT-
    The J3w$ are certainly welcomed in to the U.S. to the point that they are building J3wi$h-only gated communities to accommodate the Israelis when Israel finally collapses, as the CIA has forecast to happen in 2030.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt7KbgQJrKs&themeRefresh=1
    https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_government_is_still_waging_war_on_americas_military_veterans
    https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/end-the-governments-war-on-americas-military-veterans/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Veterans/comments/1byisi6/deleted_by_user/?chainedPosts=t3_1c1v840%2Ct3_ul3ey5
    https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/watchlist_briefing_paper_v3.pdf

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