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Trump Promises a Foreign Policy Shake-up

Donald Trump’s first administration was full of inter-party compromise. His second may be far more decisive.

Oct 19, 2024

Trump Promises a Foreign Policy Shake-up

As president, Trump oversaw a GOP that was split between those friendly to foreign wars and non-interventionists
A second Trump term may have more uniformity in advancing his vision: economic protectionism and less global military involvement
While Republicans have fallen more in line with Trump, so too have Democrats

The story

When Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, the Republican Party’s political realignment — away from interventionism and free trade and toward non-interventionism and protectionism — was still relatively new.

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Rich Henke2 years ago

When foreign aid is used to line the pockets of foreign leaders, it’s time to rethink our strategy. Our spending in general has gotten so far out of control and federal bureaucracies are only concerned about making sure they spend every dollar allotted to them so they can protect their future budgets. We need to get our own house in order before we start shelling out billions to play the role of watchdog for the rest of the world.

Gary B2 years ago

I believe most Americans are sick of going further in debt supporting foreign governments that crap on us all the time and going further in debt supporting foreign wars. We are sick of being taken advantage of by the world, and our politicians.

BK MS2 years ago

“… was killed inadvertently by Israeli soldiers who were conducting a routine patrol in Rafah.”

Inadvertently?

Bill Roberts2 years ago

Well if they had known who it was they might have tried to capture him. Think of the bargaining chip they would have had for releasing their hostages.

Ernest Sidlo2 years ago

Send Trump back to the White House and a Republican posse too.... In the last 16 years there have been only 4 good ones.....Trump was president then... This time no more holdovers or embedded Marxist saboteurs to throw sand in the gears at every turn.... Take a Musk chainsaw to a bloated government... Lean and mean and prosperous again....

Bill Roberts2 years ago

Our country desperately needs Trump with control of the House and Senate in order to get our nation back in the right direction.