Trump Foreign Policy Introduction
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech recognized that the United States must work with Islamic allies to defeat terrorist organizations, like ISIS who can’t be defeated by military force alone, however his execution of following through on many of his promises from the Trump campaign have yet to be determined. Trump additionally wants to maintain an open amity with countries like China and Russia, but with open eyes acknowledging the foreign differences between the three nations stating, “we are not bound to be advisories” (PBSNewsHour. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Apr. 2016. Web. 11 May 2017) when referring to them. He asserted that as President he would not hesitate to utilize military force in foreign disputes but only to use military force if there wasn’t …show more content…
Echoing, similarly to unsuccessful Republican running nominee Sen. Robert Taft between 1940 and 1952 who supported America, and who believed that our country should not deal with other countries. Trump’s cordiality towards monarchs is also reminiscent of Charles Lindbergh who led the isolationist America First movement. The most predominant and defining emotion of President Trump’s foreign policy is anger but toward his allies more so than America’s enemies. When asked in a 1990 Playboy magazine interview what his foreign policy would look like if he was president he was quoted saying, “I would believe very strongly in extreme military strength. I wouldn’t trust anyone. I wouldn’t trust the Russians; I wouldn’t trust our allies; I’d have a huge military arsenal, perfect it, and understand it. Part of the problem is that we’re defending some of the wealthiest countries in the world for nothing.” (Wright, 1) Trump’s business mindset in foreign affairs could cause disruption in the nations already delicate
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech recognized that the United States must work with Islamic allies to defeat terrorist organizations, like ISIS who can’t be defeated by military force alone, however his execution of following through on many of his promises from the Trump campaign have yet to be determined. Trump additionally wants to maintain an open amity with countries like China and Russia, but with open eyes acknowledging the foreign differences between the three nations stating, “we are not bound to be advisories” (PBSNewsHour. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Apr. 2016. Web. 11 May 2017) when referring to them. He asserted that as President he would not hesitate to utilize military force in foreign disputes but only to use military force if there wasn’t …show more content…
Echoing, similarly to unsuccessful Republican running nominee Sen. Robert Taft between 1940 and 1952 who supported America, and who believed that our country should not deal with other countries. Trump’s cordiality towards monarchs is also reminiscent of Charles Lindbergh who led the isolationist America First movement. The most predominant and defining emotion of President Trump’s foreign policy is anger but toward his allies more so than America’s enemies. When asked in a 1990 Playboy magazine interview what his foreign policy would look like if he was president he was quoted saying, “I would believe very strongly in extreme military strength. I wouldn’t trust anyone. I wouldn’t trust the Russians; I wouldn’t trust our allies; I’d have a huge military arsenal, perfect it, and understand it. Part of the problem is that we’re defending some of the wealthiest countries in the world for nothing.” (Wright, 1) Trump’s business mindset in foreign affairs could cause disruption in the nations already delicate