{"id":2367998,"date":"2024-11-12T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-national-security-picks-are-winning-praise-from-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:14:55","slug":"trumps-national-security-picks-are-winning-praise-from-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-national-security-picks-are-winning-praise-from-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s national security picks are winning praise from Democrats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-national-security-picks-are-winning-praise-from-democrats-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President-elect Donald Trump is receiving unexpected\u200d praise from some Democrats for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-calls-for-exemption-to-filibuster-to-pass-democrat-election-bills\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Calls For Exemption To Filibuster To Pass Democrat Election Bills\">cabinet appointments<\/a> as he fills key positions\u2064 in his administration. Notably, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from\u2062 Florida, has expressed approval for several of Trump\u2019s choices, including chief of staff\u2063 Susie\u200b Wiles, national security \u200cadviser Mike Waltz, and U.N. \u2064Ambassador Elise Stefanik. Other Democrats, such as Sen. John Fetterman of\u2062 Pennsylvania and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, have also commended Republican Sen. \u200dMarco \u200bRubio as a\u200d strong candidate for Secretary of \u200dState. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unusual bipartisan approval signals<\/a> a surprising level of cooperation between\u200d Trump\u2019s team and Democratic leaders as \u200cthey\u2062 navigate the \u2062transition period.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s national security picks are winning praise from Democrats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a> is quickly filling out some of the most important positions in his coming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">administration<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> aren&rsquo;t rushing to criticize his picks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a staunch pro-Israel Democrat who has feuded with Republicans and other Democrats alike, has been voicing his approval of some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Cabinet choices.<\/p>\n<p>Among the choices, Moskowitz has been vocal about chief of staff Susie Wiles, national security adviser Mike Waltz, and U.N. Ambassador Elise Stefanik.<\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz isn&rsquo;t the only Democrat to approve of some of the Trump administration&rsquo;s personnel choices &mdash; Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/1856330619623494125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">praised<\/a> Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who Trump has reportedly tapped to be his secretary of state in a post on his government X account, calling him a &ldquo;strong choice&rdquo; and saying he&rsquo;d vote for his confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>While the Trump team and his various appointees have confirmed the reports about their movement, neither Rubio or the president-elect&rsquo;s camps have confirmed reporting the Florida senator will become the country&rsquo;s top diplomat next year.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Fetterman in saying Rubio was a strong choice as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/1856458553508130874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">remarking<\/a>, &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t always agree on everything, but I think he&rsquo;s gonna be a good choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Moskowitz has gone beyond the praise of Warner and Fetterman. He saved his most glowing praise for Wiles, calling her the &ldquo;GOAT&rdquo; in an X reply and saying she&rsquo;s &ldquo;brilliant, tough, strategic.&rdquo; Moskowitz worked with Wiles in the DeSantis administration while he was the Florida Division of Emergency Management director.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susie57?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@susie57<\/a>! I worked with Susie in the DeSantis Administration. She is brilliant, tough, strategic. She will serve the country well <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfD9TX7AXl\">https:\/\/t.co\/MfD9TX7AXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1854665707088191749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz also had glowing praise for fellow House member and pro-Israel comrade Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for her new position as U.N. ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For those of us, who have been fighting antisemitism at the United Nations, they&rsquo;re about to get some needed medicine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliseStefanik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@EliseStefanik<\/a>,&rdquo; he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised Waltz and his wife, Julia Nesheiwat, saying they &ldquo;have served our country with distinction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other Trump appointments haven&rsquo;t been received as kindly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lee Zeldin, the presumed director of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been criticized for his alleged poor record on the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The League of Conservation Voters, an environmental advocacy group, gave him a 14% lifetime score, one of the worst scores of the entire New York delegation in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1879940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879940\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s national security selections are receiving Democratic praise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24080711160875-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,23344,8705,3634],"class_list":["post-2367998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-national-security","tag-praise","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24080711160875-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367998"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368002,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367998\/revisions\/2368002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}