National security minds in Washington, D.C., are awaiting President-elect Donald Trump's decision for Defense secretary - and many names are in contention.
National security minds in Washington, D.C., are awaiting President-elect Donald Trump's decision for Defense secretary. Trump's pick of Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., as his national security adviser and his expected pick of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state, set a tone for his foreign policy that is expected to be hawkish on China and Iran.
Wilkie is a fellow at the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute and a military analyst for Newsmax. Another name is Robert O’Brien, Trump’s former national security adviser who has also been involved with the transition team. O’Brien told Fox News Digital that 'of course' he would return to a Trump administration. O’Brien has been outspoken about the need to pivot U.S. defenses to China.
Sen. Joni Ernst, the defense-minded Iowa Republican and current GOP conference chair, has also been floated as a possibility, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital, but she remains 'laser-focused' on her GOP conference chair race. She also served in the Army Reserve and Iowa Army National Guard. If picked, she would be the first female Defense secretary. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala.
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