Today, Les, Martha, Morgan, and Jess discuss president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for national security and foreign policy positions in the coming administration. The least surprising of which have been Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) being floated as a strong contender for Secretary of State, Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL-6) being announced as Trump’s National Security Advisor, and Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) being announced as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. However, in a surprise pick, Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Weekend commentator has been announced as Secretary of Defense sending shockwaves throughout the beltway.

How will president-elect Trump’s cabinet picks impact his foreign policy? How do our adversaries and allies view these picks? Will these picks impact the War in Ukraine?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.

Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/trump-cabinet-picks-2025-tracker/

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-transition-personnel-announcements-takeaway-00188936

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-picks-so-far-heres-who-advising-new-president

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trumps-cabinet-whos-been-picked-whos-running-2024-11-12/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4985802-trump-cabinet-nominees-second-term/

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