Democratic National Security Project
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We highlight the next generation of Democratic foreign policy leaders who embrace our democratic allies and forcefully oppose our authoritarian adversaries.
trump’s approach to taiwan mirrors his approach to ukraine. he’d rather squeeze the weaker party in the conflict to achieve his preferred outcome than maintain ties with a trusted partner and us allies more broadly.
APPLEBAUM: United States under this administration is no longer interested in leading democratic coalitions against Russia or anyone else. President Trump has begun to align US foreign and domestic policies with values and practices of the autocratic world. Democracy is no longer at center of United States foreign policy or American identity. President and his administration attempted to strip funding from USAID or Radio Free Europe, American institutions that once promoted democracy around the world. Trump verbally attacked Canada, European Union, America's Asian partners, placing inexplicably high tariffs on their goods. Trump shouted at Ukrainian president in Oval Office, threatened to annex Greenland by force, claimed that EU was created to "screw US," and echoed Putin in calling NATO paper tiger. Trump negotiated with Russia not to bring just peace to Ukraine or security to Europe, but also in order to help US businesses profit from lifting of Russian sanctions.
Trump tells @BretBaier he views the $14 billion deal to sell weapons to Taiwan, which Congress approved in January, as "a very good negotiating chip" “I haven't approved it yet. We're going to see what happens,” Trump said. “I'm holding that in abeyance. It depends on China. It is a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly. It's a lot of weapons.”
Trump tells @BretBaier he views the $14 billion deal to sell weapons to Taiwan, which Congress approved in January, as "a very good negotiating chip" “I haven't approved it yet. We're going to see what happens,” Trump said. “I'm holding that in abeyance. It depends on China. It is a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly. It's a lot of weapons.”
Trump: "President Xi said America is a nation in decline. And I said, 'You're right.'"
Breaking: President Trump does not commit to congressionally approved arms sales to Taiwan. He says he will “make a determination over the next fairly short period.”
