Trump picks Rubio for top diplomat role: What his past statements tell us
Former rivals unite as Trump chooses Marco Rubio to lead State Department. His strong views on international conflicts and past statements hint at major policy shifts for next year
Marco Rubio is set to become Americas top diplomat as Donald Trumps pick for Secretary of State - a surprising turn after their past rivalry (when Trump dubbed him “Little Marco“ about 8 years ago)
In a re-shared video from last winter Rubio made his position clear about the Middle-East situation:
No‚ I will not. On the contrary … I want [Israel] to destroy every element of Hamas they can get their hands on. These people are vicious animals who did horrifying crimes
The 53-year old senator wont support peace talks unless Hamas gives up and frees hostages; this marks a big shift from current White-Houses approach
Trump is building his future team with careful picks - Michael Waltz (an ex-Green Beret) will handle foreign policy‚ while Kristi Noem gets homeland security role (despite some PR issues related to her dog-hunting story)
The immigration-focused appointments include Tom Homan as border czar‚ showing Trumps focus on his promise to remove un-documented migrants when he takes office next winter
For the Israel post Mike Huckabee got the nod: the ex-Arkansas governor and religious leader will represent U.S interests in Tel-Aviv. The choice shows Trumps plan to give Israel more room for military actions - matching his october statement to Netanyahu to “do what you have to do“
The new teams view on global issues is clear: they want less U.S help for Ukraine (calling it a “stalemate-war“)‚ stronger stance against China and Iran‚ plus tighter border controls
