The Florida Republican senator, Marco Rubio, who was selected by Donald J. Trump to become the next Secretary of State, received a warm welcome from senators from both parties at his confirmation hearing. This long-serving member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees is known for his detailed understanding of foreign policy. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen even praised his skills, suggesting that political struggle has transcended ideological differences to some extent. Rubio’s criticism of the four powers of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and his criticism of the Chinese Communist Party without praise for the autocrats of those nations, seems to imply that he will become a ‘sword’ in the Trump administration, but whether he will cut through enmity or unity remains to be seen.
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