Trump taps former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China amid tense trade relations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Trump said in a social media post that Perdue "brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China.
60% : Judd has been a longtime supporter of Trump's, appearing with him during his visits to the U.S.-Mexico border, though he notably supported a Senate immigration bill championed by Biden that Trump sank in part because he didn't want to give Democrats an election-year win on the issue.
39% : Trump also said he'd nominate Caleb Vitello as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that, among other things, arrests migrants in the U.S. illegally.
32% : Trump also filled out more of his immigration team Thursday, as he promises mass deportations and border crackdowns.
31% : Trump seems particularly focused on using tariffs as a pressure point on Xi, even threatening he would use tariffs as a cudgel to pressure Beijing to crack down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl in Mexico that is illegally sold in the United States.
30% : It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic.
22% : Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

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