Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Emerges 

The team the president-elect has announced would add muscle to his ‘America First’ policy with a strategy of win or get out.

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President Trump, left, and Senator Rubio on November 4, 2024 at Raleigh, North Carolina. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Win or get out. That seems to be President Trump’s message as he names a hawkish team to lead his foreign policy. Senator Rubio as state secretary, Pete Hegseth at defense, Representative Mike Waltz as national security adviser, and Representative Elise Stefanik at the United Nations  — are no “neo-con” war mongers. They do, though, add muscle to Trump’s “America First” theme by helping allies win for America, rather than micromanage wars from afar. 

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