Trump starts the new year facing foreign policy crises largely of his own making in the Middle East and North Korea.
Both crises stem from Trump’s consistent actions to place his own domestic political interests ahead of the national interest.
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Both crises stem from Trump’s consistent actions to place his own domestic political interests ahead of the national interest.
Read more: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/2020/…
Trump’s failed approach to the Middle East—which traded a deal that permanently and verifiably prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for a failed policy of “maximum pressure”—created the tinderbox of conditions behind this week’s attack on our embassy in Iraq.
Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s threat to unveil a new “strategic weapon” underscores that Trump has managed to place North Korea in the diplomatic driver’s seat by engaging in splashy but empty summits that prioritized photo opportunities over a substantive breakthrough.
Trump’s prioritization of his domestic political interests over the national interest is the same inclination that induced Trump to betray America’s national security in his dealings with Ukraine, soliciting a political “favor” for his 2020 campaign. trumpsbetrayal.org
Time and again, Trump has made painfully clear that “America First” is nothing more than an empty slogan: his political and personal interests always come first.
