The Hill 2020s: on Foreign Policy
Chris Van Hollen:
China manufactured crisis over Pelosi visit to Taiwan
[On House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan]: "We send congressional delegations frequently. A former Speaker of the House has been to Taiwan in the past. And what President Xi decided to do was manufacture a crisis over Pelosi's visit,"
Van Hollen said, adding that the Chinese leader is "seeking an unprecedented third term as leader of China. And this is saber rattling and, you know, chest bumping by President Xi."
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Aug 7, 2022
Donald Trump:
Buying Greenland is strategically interesting
Amid reported interest for buying Greenland, Trump said, "Denmark essentially owns it. We're very good allies with Denmark. We protect Denmark like we protect large portions of the world." Trump added, "Strategically, it's interesting, and we'd be
interested, but we'll talk to them a little bit. It's not number one on the burner." Trump has reportedly mulled attempting to buy the largest island in the world that is home to more than 50,000 people from Denmark, though no official inquiries have
been made yet.Trump compared buying the territory from Denmark to a "large real estate deal." He said, "A lot of things could be done. It's hurting Denmark very badly because they're losing almost $700 million a year carrying it. So they carry it at
a great loss. And strategically for the United States, it would be nice."
Greenland's foreign minister responded to the reports saying the territory is "open for business, but we're not for sale." The U.S. does currently have an airbase on the island.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2019
Joe Sestak:
Restore U.S. status abroad; protect American dream at home
Sestak said in a press release on his campaign website, "What Americans most want today is someone who is accountable to them, above self, above party, above any special interest. A President who has the depth of global experience to restore
America's leadership in the world to protect our American Dream at home, and one who is trusted to restructure policies where too many see only the growth of inequity not of the economy,"
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Jun 23, 2019
John Kasich:
America First should not be America Alone
Kasich criticized President Trump over his rebuke of "globalism" during remarks at the United Nations, while taking a cue from Trump's 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Kasich warned Trump that his policy of "America First"
could result in "America Alone." He added that the U.S. and other nations are "Stronger Together," a nod to Clinton's campaign slogan.
Trump told members of the U.N. General Assembly that his administration "reject[s] the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism."
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Sep 26, 2018
Lindsey Graham:
Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Sen. Lindsey Graham ripped the United Nations, dubbing the global body as weak and increasingly anti-semitic. "I don't mind the United Nations expressing displeasure with American foreign policy decisions through a non-binding vote of the General
Assembly," Graham said in a tweet referring to a UN resolution condemning U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.However, I do MIND sending American tax dollars to:- an inefficient UN,
- a weak UN in the face of evil,
- and a growing anti-semitic UN.
We will deal with these issues in 2018," he continued. Graham's comments come one day after 128 nations, including some of the U.S.'s most loyal allies, voted in favor of a resolution
condemning President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The senator has often been critical of the UN in the past.
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Dec 22, 2017
Chris Sununu:
Some Republicans lost their moral compass on foreign policy
Sununu criticized fellow Republicans, including former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for their increasingly isolationist views on the war in Ukraine, writing in an op-ed that opposing U.S. aid "is not a viable foreign policy.""Some
in the Republican Party have lost their moral compass on foreign policy, as evidenced by former president Donald Trump, who once called Putin's invasion 'genius' and 'savvy,'" Sununu wrote. "As Republicans, we should support freedom, not abandon it."
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Mar 19, 2023
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