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I think what these picks suggest is that the idea that we’re moving towards isolationism is not correct,
said Lesser
He may get [fealty], but I will tell you that that will not serve him well over the course of his next term – and it certainly won’t serve the country well,
said BoltonThere is a stark contrast between Waltz and Rubio, on the one hand, with [Pete] Hegseth on the other,
said Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research in the foreign policy program at the Brookings InstitutionClearly, these are loyalty choices in many respects, and that’s that’s not so unusual,
said Dr Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a prominent thinktank
The dumbest phrase on planet earth in the military is ‘our diversity is our strength’,
Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show, a podcast, earlier this monthThe word loyalty is often used,
said John Bolton, a former national security adviser under Trump
I have worked with Marco Rubio for more than a decade on the intelligence committee … and while we don’t always agree, he is smart, talented, and will be a strong voice for American interests around the globe,
said Mark Warner, a Democrat and the committee chair for the Senate intelligence committee
You’re going to see that in short order,
they added, pointing to a series of announcements of future members of the Trump administration in recent days
You’re going to see a very senior special envoy, someone with a lot of credibility, who will be given a task to find a resolution, to get to a peace settlement,
one of the sources said