Trump taps Rubio and Gabbard, setting showdown on US role

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Trump said in a statement nominating her: "I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength.
77% : Trump, who clashed bitterly with Rubio for the presidential nomination in 2016, said in a statement nominating him: "Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom.""He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries," Trump said.
71% : Rubio said in a statement that he will work with Trump "every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda.""Under the leadership of President Trump, we will deliver peace through strength and always put the interests of Americans and America above all else," Rubio said in a statement.
44% : His nomination came after Trump agreed following pressure from his supporters not to bring back Mike Pompeo, secretary of state in his first term, or Nikki Haley, who was US ambassador to the United Nations, due to their hawkish stances.
38% : Rubio, 53, once seen as a moderate Republican who backed a more humane immigration system, has made clear he will stay in line with Trump, who has vowed unprecedented mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
27% : "Trump, who frequently fired aides in his first term, has also had picked outside the mainstream for attorney general and defense secretary, tapping veteran and Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon.
26% : Trump went ahead with the nomination of Rubio, which had been reported for days, despite pushback from some supporters including those close to Gabbard, who before the election had described the senator as part of the "neocon warmongering establishment.
12% : Rubio backed strong pressure on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has recently sided with Trump in calling the war a "stalemate" and backing a settlement.
11% : - Outsider Gabbard -Gabbard, a former Democrat who campaigned across the country with Trump, has long taken positions outside the Washington establishment, which she has accused of starting wars for its own benefit.
3% : She also publicly criticized Trump in his first term for ordering a strike in Baghdad that killed top Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, saying Trump carried out an "illegal and unconstitutional act of war.

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