‘Set Up For Success’: Here’s Who Will Be Running Point For Trump On National Security
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President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top slots in the U.S. national security apparatus have garnered approval from a number of defense and foreign policy experts.
Despitebeingelectedlessthantwoweeksago,Trump’steamisquicklyfillingcabinetandhigh-leveladministrationroles,especiallyonpositionsrelatedtodefenseandforeignaffairs.WhilethefinalmakeupofTrump’sadministrationhasyettobedetermined,somenationalsecurityexpertsspokehighlyofthechoicessofar,thoughmostoftheappointeeswillhavetogetSenateconfirmationbeforeanythingisfinal—andthatmightbemoredifficultwithsomethanothers.(RELATED:‘Let’sGetToTheRealIssueHere’:CNN’sScottJenningsShutsDownPanelists’AttacksOnRFKJr)
OneofTrump’smostrecentcabinetpicksisFloridaSen.MarcoRubiowhowasselectedtofillthe positionofSecretaryofState,whichthepresident-electannouncedonWednesday.RubiopreviouslyhadfrostyrelationswithTrump—especiallyinthe2016Republicanprimaryrace—butt
