Trump Officially Nominates Ultra-Hawk Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he was nominating Marco Rubio, the extremely hawkish senator from Florida, to be secretary of state in the incoming administration.
Trump’s statement came two days after The New York Times reported Rubio was expected to get the job. POLITICO reported that Rubio’s nomination and the appointment of Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) as Trump’s National Security Advisor relieved Ukraine supporters in the US who were worried the incoming administration would end the proxy war.
Rubio has been in the Senate since 2010 and has been about as hawkish as possible. In 2015, he was the preferred Republican presidential candidate of the neoconservatives, as he supported wreckless escalations overseas, such as the enforcement of a no-fly-zone over Syria, which risked war with Russia.
Yesterday was a bad day for those who endorse "America First" in our foreign policy.
With reported Trump appointments of neocons Elise Stefanik (UN Ambassador), Mike Waltz (National Security Advisor), and...Marco Rubio (Secretary of State), many who hoped that Trump 2.0 would… pic.twitter.com/TB1p3FoBob— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 12, 2024
