Trump Eyes Anti-China Lawmakers for Top Jobs at State Dept., DHS

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate a trio of current and former congressional Republicans with some telecom policy record to posts in his incoming administration. Trump appeared likely to nominate Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as secretary of state. Rubio has been a leading supporter of restricting Huawei and other Chinese telecom vendors’ access to U.S. infrastructure, including by pressing for more funding for the FCC’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (see 2211070059). In addition, he has led some legislative efforts that would limit TikTok in the U.S. Trump said he will nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as secretary of homeland security. A former House member, Noem as South Dakota governor agreed to ban TikTok for state government agencies, employees and contractors using state devices (see 2211290083). Trump selected Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., as national security adviser. Waltz last year unsuccessfully proposed requiring the FCC to issue a final order establishing “a coordinated nationwide approach to managing the 4.9 GHz band” (see 2307190071).