Marco Rubio, Michael Waltz, Pete Hegseth – they will shape American foreign policy for the next four years. On Tuesday, Senator Marco Rubio was sworn in as Secretary of State, saying that he has a balanced position in support of Ukraine, although he does not hide that in terms of American interests, Beijing is more important to Washington. Pete Hegseth, a former military man and TV host, is to become the Secretary of Defense and Michael Waltz to become the President’s National Security Adviser.
China and its efforts against Taiwan will be one of the most important tasks for him. “We have to come to terms with the idea that unless some dramatic event happens that makes China realize that the cost of intervention in Taiwan is very high, we will have to deal with this problem by the end of this decade,” he said in the Senate hearing. Marco. Rubio, US Secretary of Defense.
Marco Rubio is a former political opponent of Donald Trump and a staunch supporter of a tough policy against China. He strongly supports Israel, but like the new president, he puts America first, as he has said before.
-Putin was stopped, he wanted to take over all of Ukraine, but he couldn’t, that’s why I support NATO, that’s why I supported the law that no president can leave this alliance without the support of Congress. This is an important alliance that I want to support, just as I want to support Ukraine, but first we have to deal with our border – he emphasized in an interview with Marcin Vrona, TVN “Fakti” reporter.
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Marco Rubio is the first Latino to serve as the top US diplomat. The senator from Florida served 14 years on the Foreign Affairs Committee, so he was unanimously accepted and became the first official member of the new administration.
– We have worked very well over the years. I believe that you have the skills and qualifications to hold the position of state secretary, Zhan Shahin said during the commission’s discussion. This opinion of one Democratic senator is an exception among the officials that Trump has nominated.
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Former soldier and Fox News anchor
One of the new president’s controversial allies, Pete Hegseth, was far worse received in Congress. During the Senate hearing, Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, criticized Hegseth’s lack of experience and lack of knowledge of major international organizations and the United States’ defense mechanisms.
A former soldier and host of “Fox News” should become the secretary of defense. However, a vote to approve it has been delayed by Democrats and may not take place until Thursday.
“We’ve been clear. We believe we need to get more information about him, not just for our own benefit, but for the benefit of our fellow Republicans,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
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In all likelihood, Republicans were able to push Hegseth’s nomination through the Senate. They say his “unusual background” could help cut red tape at the Pentagon.
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Proponent of tough policy towards Beijing
Another person who is important from the point of view of Poland and the entire foreign policy of Donald Trump is Michael Waltz, the president’s national security adviser. Like Rubio and Hegseth, he supports a tough policy towards Beijing. So much so that in 2021 he wanted to boycott the Winter Olympic Games in China. Still, he defends TikTok’s presence in the U.S., though he has reservations.
– Relaunching TikTok is not an act of surrender. TikTok can either operate by selling it to an American company or make sure that its data and algorithms are protected by Chinese authorities, but now we have to give the president time to make a decision, he said in an interview.
Michael Waltz, like Pete Hegseth, is an ex-military man. He served in the US special forces, in missions in Afghanistan, Africa and the Middle East.
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