Marco Rubio, Trump's choice for secretary of state, has broad support

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "He's proven pretty good at navigating Trump and getting Trump to come around to his viewpoints," said one former senior aide to Rubio, who asked for anonymity to speak frankly about their dynamic.
62% : Trump already has four years as commander in chief under his belt.
51% : The men became closer when Rubio campaigned with Trump during the 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns.
40% : Last time Donald Trump won office, it was Sen. Marco Rubio asking the probing questions.
40% : Since winning the November election, Trump has made unconventional pitches for the U.S. to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
34% : More: Reversing Donald Trump, Joe Biden moves to take Cuba off US state sponsor of terror listEarly Trump national security appointees didn't understand that the former real estate developer had a "very well defined view of the world long before he became president," O'Brien said.
22% : "More: How Trump went from deriding 'Little Marco' to nominating Rubio for secretary of stateRubio has earned a reputation as a China hardliner.
21% : And like several of Trump's nominees, he initially clashed with Trump.
19% : More: Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal so badly?
16% : More: Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary"He's hawkish, like (Trump) is, when America is threatened.

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