Marco Rubiothe son of Cuban immigrants chosen by donald trump as head of diplomacy of his future cabinet, will say this Wednesday that China cheated to achieve superpower status and that the “liberal world order” has become a weapon used against the United States.
Rubio will undergo scrutiny from his fellow senators in a hearing to confirm him in the position, which is announced without setbacks and would make him the first Hispanic to head the State Department.
According to fragments of his speech, Rubio will target Chinawhich the outgoing Democratic president Joe Biden also considers a rival country. The falcon will reject one of Biden’s key principles: Prioritize a rules-based “liberal world order” led by the United States.
On the contrary, he will defend Trump’s motto “America first.” “The post-war global order is not only obsolete, it is now a weapon used against us”he will say.
“We have welcomed the Chinese Communist Party into this world order. And they took advantage of all its benefits. But they ignored all their obligations and responsibilities,” he will add.
“They have lied, cheated, hacked and stolen their way to global superpower status, at our expense.“, will state the Republican, who will also attack Russia, Iran and North Korea.
In “Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang, dictators sow chaos and instability,” he will affirm. Rubio, who speaks fluent Spanish, will advocate focusing American foreign policy on decisions that help make the United States safer, stronger and more prosperous.
“As the United States continued to prioritize ‘global order’ over our core national interests too often, Other nations continued to act as countries always have and always will.“, based on “what benefits them most,” Rubio will maintain.
His appearance takes place a day after Biden decided to remove Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism to promote the release of protesters imprisoned on the island. He announced this almost exactly four years after Trump, upon leaving office, blacklisted Cuba again.
Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba before the revolution Fidel Castro in 1959 and opposed the communists, has advocated for years for forceful action against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
A senator for three terms, he is appreciated by his colleagues and well known among Hispanics. In 2016 he was Trump’s rival in the Republican primaries.
At that time the relationship between the two was execrable. He said of Trump that he had “small hands” and called him a “conman.” The tycoon also made fun of him, with the nickname “little Marco.” But over time they have gone from enemies to allies.
On Wednesday they will also undergo the senators’ examination Pam Bondia trusted Trump lawyer chosen to be attorney general and attorney general.
It was his second choice after Matt Gaetz was forced to resign after being accused of having paid in exchange for sex, including with a minor, something he denies, in addition to illegal drug use.
He will also appear on Wednesday Kristi Noemcandidate for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in charge of customs and border protection and migration management. If confirmed, she would play a crucial role in the mass deportation of migrants in an irregular situation promised by Trump.
The governor of South Dakota won points among Republicans for her opposition to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, but generated strong controversy after confessing that she shot and killed her dog because she was “untamable.”
(AFP)
