Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : While Rubio strongly supports measures against undocumented immigrants, he partnered with Senate Democrats in sponsoring early calls to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans, a program that Trump pledged in his first term to do away with.
47% : Shortly after Trump won, Rubio declared a new era in U.S. foreign policy, which he said would be based on "the core national interest of the United States" over "idealistic fantasies."If confirmed by the Senate, Rubio will be charged with tackling some of the most pressing global issues -- from the Israel-Gaza war to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and more.
37% : This check on presidential power, which Rubio had been trying to advance since 2021, was passed and signed by President Joe Biden last year amid long-standing concerns that Trump might try to exit the alliance if he returned to office.
34% : But in recent years, Rubio's neoconservative positions have softened, and he increasingly aligns with Trump, who has promised to reverse what he says is a lack of respect for the United States on the global stage with his "America First" approach.
32% : Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump -- having built his political identity around support for upending autocratic governments from Latin America to the Middle East to Asia.
27% : "Trump has hammered members of the transatlantic military alliance and suggested on the campaign trail that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO countries that don't increase their defense spending.
23% : Trump has privately indicated that he would end the war by pressuring Ukraine to cede territory, which Kyiv has been adamantly against and would drive fresh splits within Europe.
9% : Rubio considers China the 'most advanced adversary America has ever faced'Return to menuAs Trump threatens to scale up economic attacks on Beijing and considers measures that are widely viewed as likely to spark a global trade war, Rubio has also staked out a tough position on China.
4% : 1/4End of carouselThe two Republicans clashed as rivals in the 2016 presidential primary -- with Rubio calling Trump a "con man" who was "dangerous" and Trump calling Rubio a "total lightweight."

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