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Corey Stapleton:
Sustained peace gained by strength of US, European allies
Stapleton stressed the importance of continued U.S. support and encouraged Congress to stand firm with Ukraine, citing the lessons of history. "The diplomatic solution to the Russian-Ukrainian war can be found, but it must involve strength and unity
from the West. Similar to the Cold War, sustained peace is gained not by force, but strength and resolve between America and our European allies," Stapleton said.
Source: Yahoo Finance on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jan 20, 2023
Doug Burgum:
Support Ukraine: an opportunity for US and NATO
This moment [in the war with Ukraine] shows the cracks with Russia and Putin losing his grip on that country. We have an opportunity, along with our NATO partners, in this situation, to really get behind and support Ukraine. Let's give them the support
they need. Let's get this war over now, instead of having it be protracted. I think there's a lot of instability here. And this is an opportunity for the United States and NATO to really secure a position of strength in Eastern Europe.
Source: CNN interviews on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
Francis Suarez:
Asks "What's a Uyghur?" during interview
Suarez indicated in an interview that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide condemnation for years. In an interview on
Hugh Hewitt's radio show, the Republican presidential candidate was asked, "Will you be talking about the Uyghurs in your campaign?"Suarez responded, "The what?"
"The Uyghurs," Hewitt said, prompting Suarez to ask, "What's a Uyghur?"
Source: CNN Politics coverage of 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 27, 2023
Mike Pence:
Russia military conduct isn't just warfare; it's evil
I do know the difference between a genius and a war criminal, and Vladimir Putin's unconscionable and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was an act of naked aggression. And I was literally on the streets of the city where more than 500 civilians were gunned
down by the Russian military. I mean, the Russian military's conduct, on an ongoing basis, it's not just about warfare. It's evil. And I think that's another reason why we must continue to provide the Ukrainian military with what they need.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
Nikki Haley:
Time to start actually being aggressive with China
The idea that Americans would look to the sky and see a Chinese spy balloon looking back at us is unacceptable. I mean, they invaded our sovereignty, it never should have happened, and we have to say that. But they're lying about the balloon,
the same way they've lied about COVID.And it's time for us to stop being reactionary to China and start actually being aggressive and letting China know what we expect of them.
Source: Fox News Sunday on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Feb 19, 2023
Perry Johnson:
Ridiculous to send $113B to Ukraine when we're going broke
I am pro-life, pro second amendment, anti woke, anti-China.
And by the way, I think it's ridiculous that we are sending $113 billion to the Ukraine when we're going broke here.
Source: C-SPAN coverage of 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 11, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy:
Opposing Russia in Ukraine is not a top priority for us
Q: You do not believe that Russia taking over Ukraine would be bad for our national interest?
RAMASWAMY: I do not think it is a top foreign policy priority for us. I don't think it is preferable for Russia to be able to invade a sovereign country that is its neighbor. But I think the job of the U.S. president is to look after American interests.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 4, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy:
Russia/China alliance is the top threat America faces
Break up that Russian/China alliance because China's bet is that they're going to go for Taiwan, the U.S. won't want to be in simultaneous conflict with two nuclear superpowers at the same time. But if Russia's no longer at
China's back and vice versa, we're in a stronger position.And no other candidate in either party is talking about this. I think that's the top threat we face. And that's the focus of my foreign policy.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 4, 2023
Will Hurd:
Push the Russians out of Crimea & out of the Donbass
And one of the things that I was concerned that I'm Secretary Blinken said, he said help the Ukrainians take back land that they lost in the last 16 months? How about we take back land that they lost since 2014? We should be making sure that we're
supporting Ukraine and pushing the Russians out of Crimea, out of the Donbass. And I hope that was just him, misspeaking. And that the official policy is not just going back to the way things were when the Russians most recently invaded 16 months ago.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
Will Hurd:
China is trying to surpass us as a global superpower
The last two administrations, President Biden, and President Trump has failed in the western hemisphere to build our allies. And why should every American care about this? Every American should care, because the
Chinese government is trying to surpass us as a global superpower. And if they do that, that is going to affect our 401(k)'s, it's going to affect our ability of kids to get good paying jobs.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
Stephen Laffey:
Hawkish on Israel, liberal Jewish critics are self-loathing
Laffey, in an interview with the Forward, reeled off a long list of Jewish friends, confidants and advisers, and emphasized his devotion to Israel, which he has never visited because he was preoccupied with work and his daughter's battle with cancer.
He is hawkish on the Jewish state to the point that he expressed doubt over the existence of a Palestinian people, and labeled liberal Jews who critique the Jewish state as "self-loathing."
Source: The Forward on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Feb 8, 2023
Corey Stapleton:
Restore America's image and power abroad
Stapleton said he wants to shrink the size of the federal government and return power to the states while increasing institutional strength, specifically in schools. He also thinks that America needs to do better to follow the Constitution.
More importantly, he said he wants to lead in a way that can unite the country rather than divide it."Because, right now in
America, that's how politics, the rhetoric is," he said. "You know, 'The sky is falling. If you don't support me, the sky is falling.' We have a great country, but we have a lot of things that we can do better."
Stapleton said policy priorities for his administration would be immigration reform and restoring America's image and power abroad.
Source: WMUR on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 17, 2023
Chris Christie:
Aid to Ukraine degrades Russian army; sends message to China
I still absolutely believe, both from what've seen in polling and what I'm experiencing anecdotally, that a majority of Republicans want us to be supporting
Ukraine because those folks are fighting for their own freedom, their own liberty, and they're degrading the Russian army and sending a message to the Chinese. Those are all good things for America.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 16, 2023
Doug Burgum:
I think Putin is running a large criminal organization
Q: Where do you put Vladimir Putin?BURGUM: I think he's running a large criminal organization. And I think we're seeing the tip of that with the Wagner Group. I mean, it's like we can't think of Russia today under Putin like a country.
The Wagner Group was operating 65 shell companies all over the world. They controlled gold mines in Central African Republic. When they were down helping out in Syria, there's contracts where they took over 25% of the oil production in Syria.
That's a large criminal organization.
Q: Right. So in a President Burgum administration, does Ukraine support change?
BURGUM: Well, we have to win the war in Ukraine.
Q: Period?
BURGUM: Period. We have to do that. And it's unfortunate that we're even in this spot.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 9, 2023
Mike Pence:
This is all about America being the leader of the free world
I think giving the Ukrainians what they need to repel the Russian invasion, I think is the best way to send a message to China that America is the leader of the free world, and we're not going to tolerate either Russia or China, should they attempt
to do so, to redraw international lines by force. This is all about America being the leader of the free world. And, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to lead from American strength.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 23, 2023
Mike Pence:
Arming Ukraine sends a deafening message to communist China
I think there's no more effective way to send a deafening message to communist China to check their military ambitions in the Asia Pacific, then by giving Ukraine what they need to repel the Russian invasion. I know China's watching.
They forge this unlimited partnership with- with Russia, but I gotta note, I've met President Xi, I've also met President Putin. I guarantee you President Xi is watching what's happening in Ukraine very carefully.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
Nikki Haley:
We need to deal with China as the threat that they are
We need to deal with China as the threat that they are. The way I would deal with it is number one, we wouldn't allow them to buy U.S. soil, we would take the land that they bought back from them. We would say no more are we selling any sort of
sensitive technologies that allow them to build up their military and threaten the U.S. We would tell our universities you either take Chinese money or American money, but the days of taking both are over and we get that Chinese infiltration out.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 30, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
Stop weaponizing the US dollar to avoid world currency
Q: I want to get your views on the "world reserve currency" proposed by China and the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, plus South America or South Africa). They're expanding. What would a Kennedy administration do to counter that
growing counterweight that clearly is being run mostly by China?KENNEDY: Nobody wanted an alternative to the U.S. dollar. This happened because of our weaponization of the U.S. dollar and unilateral weaponization of our control of the world currency.
We were pounding people's personal assets if the government misbehaves and do it unilaterally. We need to deescalate our violence around the world which has driven the creation of BRICS.
[China] wants to bury us but they want to do it on an economic playing field. And they need us. You know, they cannot survive without us.
Source: CNBC "Last Call" interview with 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 30, 2023
Joe Biden:
We stand with regional bodies to support constitutional rule
The United States seeks a more secure, more prosperous, more equitable world for all people because we know our future is bound to yours. Let me repeat that again: We know our future is bound to yours. And no nation can meet the challenges of today
alone.And in this moment where democratically-elected governments have been toppled in quick succession in West and Central Africa, we're reminded that this work is as urgent and important as ever.
We stand with the African Union and ECOWAS and other regional bodies to support constitutional rule. We will not retreat from the values that make us strong.
We will defend democracy--our best tool to meet the challenges we face around the world.
Source: Speech to the United Nations (2023 presidential hopefuls)
Sep 19, 2023
Joe Biden:
U.S. and Vietnam show adversaries can become partners
For decades, it would have been unthinkable for an American president to stand in Hanoi alongside a Vietnamese leader and announce a mutual commitment to the highest level of countries partnership. But it's a powerful reminder that
our history need not dictate our future.With a concerted leadership and careful effort, adversaries can become partners, overwhelming challenges can be resolved, and deep wounds can heal.
Source: Speech to the United Nations (2023 presidential hopefuls)
Sep 19, 2023
Joe Biden:
We are for de-risking, not decoupling, with China
When it comes to China, we seek to responsibly manage the competition between our countries so it does not tip into conflict. I've said, "We are for de-risking, not decoupling with China." We will push back on aggression and intimidation and defend the
rules of the road, from freedom of navigation to a level economic playing field that have helped safeguard security and prosperity for decades. We also stand ready to work together with China on issues where progress hinges on our common efforts.
Source: Speech to the United Nations (2023 presidential hopefuls)
Sep 19, 2023
Jill Stein:
Attended Moscow event with Putin, says she was critical
A campaign spokesperson told Newsweek that Stein "attended at her own expense to spread a message of peace and diplomacy" and gave a speech in Moscow "in which she criticized the excessive militarism of both Vladimir
Source: Newsweek magazine on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Nov 10, 2023
Chase Oliver:
Let NATO & Europe defend Ukraine; US takes refugees
As for Ukraine, Oliver said he believes U.S. support is exacerbating the conflict and does not support putting additional resources into that country's fight with Russia. Instead, he said
NATO and European countries--whom he believes have the financial ability to support Ukraine--need to take the lead, as they're the one's directly threatened by
Russian invasion. "I would push our military footprint back," he said. "I think us contributing to a proxy war in the region is not great."
However, Oliver said the United States should be focused on "working to get every single refugee" out of Ukraine, along with Russian dissidents, and granting them asylum in the U.S.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 23, 2023
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