Gary Johnson in Twitter.com election tweets
On Foreign Policy:
A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria
Hillary Clinton: The situation in Syria is catastrophic. Every day that goes by, we see the results of the regime by Assad in partnership with the Iranians on the ground, the Russians in the air, bombarding places, in particular
Aleppo, where there are hundreds of thousands of people, probably about 250,000 still left. There is a determined effort by the Russians to destroy Aleppo. They're interested in keeping Assad in power. I advocate a no-fly zone and safe zones.
We need some leverage with the Russians.Gary Johnson: Hillary Clinton thinks we're safer with regime change despite Libya, Iraq, Syria.
The civil war in Syria is heart-breaking. Without strong diplomacy, Hillary's safe zone [would be] ineffective and would require U.S. boots on the ground.
Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate
Oct 9, 2016
On Free Trade:
Free trade, not isolationism; low spending, not taxes
TRUMP: Our jobs are fleeing the country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to many other countries. You look at what China is doing to our country in terms of making our product. They're devaluing their currency, and there's nobody in our
government to fight them. And we have a very good fight. And we have a winning fight. Because they're using our country as a piggy bank to rebuild China, and many other countries are doing the same thing.GARY JOHNSON: Free trade, not isolationism,
is what will lead to more U.S. jobs.
CLINTON: Well, I think that trade is an important issue. Of course, we are 5 percent of the world's population; we have to trade with the other 95 percent. And we need to have smart, fair trade deals. We also,
though, need to have a tax system that rewards work and not just financial transactions.
GARY JOHNSON: All the tax increases in the world are not going to balance the budget. Spending MUST be addressed
Source: Twitter posting on First 2016 presidential debate
Sep 27, 2016
On Free Trade:
Free trade means more jobs and lower prices
Donald Trump: NAFTA, signed by [Hillary Clinton's] husband, is perhaps the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. It stripped us of manufacturing jobs.
Gary Johnson: Free trade means on net more jobs and lower prices for American families.
Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate
Oct 9, 2016
On Health Care:
US needs free market approach to health care, not government
Donald Trump: ObamaCare is a disaster. We have to repeal it, and replace it with something less expensive. And something that works. We have to get rid of the lines around the state, where we stop insurance companies from competing.
We want competition. Gary Johnson: Bring competition to healthcare! A free market approach is needed, and recognize that healthcare is far removed from the free market.
Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate
Oct 9, 2016
On Immigration:
A ban based on religion violates our Constitution
Q: Do you plan to ban Muslims from US? Donald Trump: It's called extreme vetting. They're coming in by the tens of thousands and Hillary Clinton wants to allow a 550% increase over Obama.
Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate
Oct 9, 2016
On Immigration:
WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US
Donald Trump: The border patrol agents endorsed me because I understand the border. [Hillary Clinton] wants amnesty for everybody.
Gary Johnson: The deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants is WRONG. Issue work visas.
Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate
Oct 9, 2016
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