FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Navy strike group has been ordered to relocate to the western Pacific Ocean, providing a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula as concerns mount over North Korea’s missile program. The Pentagon announced the deployment late Saturday. In a statement, U.S. Pacific Command spokesman David Benham said the Carl Vinson […]
Category: Foreign Policy
4/7/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY: “RT @IvankaTrump: Very proud of Arabella and Joseph for their performance in honor of President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan’s official visit to the US!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 7, 2017 06:22pm […]
04/06/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and Xi Jinping, the president of China, will take each other’s measure on Thursday [4-6-17] as they meet for the first time to discuss trade tensions, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and other issues. The two men will spend about 24 hours together at Mr. Trump’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate […]
04/06/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA: “Russia and Syria have condemned the first US military strike against the Syrian regime, launched after a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians earlier in the week. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, denounced the strike on a Syrian airfield as “act of aggression” Friday and said it violated international law. Western […]
04/06/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence plans to travel to South Korea and Japan later this month amid simmering tensions along the Korean peninsula over North Korea’s attempts to advance its nuclear and missile programs. The White House said Thursday that Pence would depart April 15 on a 10-day, four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “Holding photographs of dead Syrian children after a suspected chemical bomb attack, the United States ambassador to the United Nations warned on Wednesday [4-5-17] that her country might take unilateral action if the Security Council failed to respond to the latest atrocity in the Syria war. Facing her first serious Syria […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A confluence of crises in Syria and North Korea is forcing President Donald Trump to re-evaluate his fledgling foreign policy, deciding which advisers he will listen to and which campaign pledges to jettison. The apparent chemical-weapons attack in Syria and the latest ballistic missile test by North Korea raise the […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s mantra, throughout his career, has been never to give an inch without getting an inch in return. But last week he announced that Israel would voluntarily impose some limits on future construction in the West Bank — and, according to Israeli news reports, he cited as […]
04/05/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea off the Korean Peninsula, the latest in a series of test firings and one that comes just days before President Donald Trump is set to huddle with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a two-day summit in Florida. Here’s what Secretary […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eager to show strength after a major provocation, President Donald Trump is forcefully denouncing a chemical attack he blames on Syrian President Bashar Assad but staying coy about how, if at all, the U.S. may respond. Trump split the blame Tuesday [4-4-17] between Syria’s embattled leader and former President Barack Obama […]
4/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JORDAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am deeply committed to preserving our strong relationship & to strengthening America’s long-standing support for Jordan. @KingAbdullahII.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2017 04:18pm […]
04/04/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has condemned Syrian strongman Bashar Assad for being ‘a war criminal’ who’s done ‘disgusting’ things to his own people. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s made the comments at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday during a press conference held to mark […]
04/04/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John McCain said Tuesday [4-4-17] the Trump administration’s decision to no longer prioritize ending the Syrian civil war is ‘another disgraceful chapter in American history.’ ‘(Syrian President) Bashar Assad and his friends, the Russians, take note of what Americans say,’ the Arizona Republican told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on ‘New Day.’ […]
04/04/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Warning the U.S. could act alone, President Donald Trump has vowed to deliver an ultimatum to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when the two men come face-to-face for the first time this week. But Trump’s early retreat on Taiwan already has chipped away at his standing […]
04/03/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since he seized power in a military takeover nearly four years ago, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been barred from the White House. But President Trump made clear on Monday [4-3-17] that the period of ostracism was over as he hosted Mr. Sisi and pledged unstinting support for the […]
04/03/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAQ/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “White House senior adviser Jared Kushner landed in Iraq Monday [4-3-17], his first visit to the country since assuming a broad portfolio of foreign POLICY in the Trump presidency. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, was invited by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, and is traveling with […]
4/3/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to welcome President Al Sisi of Egypt to the @WhiteHouse as we renew the historic partnership between the U.S. and Egypt.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2017 02:39pm […]
4/3/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to meet President al-Sisi of Egypt. On behalf of the United States, I look forward to a long and wonderful relationship.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2017 11:00am […]
3/29/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Expectations that President Donald Trump’s election would lead to a rapid U.S. rapprochement with Russia are fading, as the White House pushes off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow. At a White House meeting […]
3/29/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MILITARY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all human rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in an effort to end a rift between the United States and a critical Middle East ally, according to administration and congressional […]
3/30/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has relaxed some of the rules for preventing civilian casualties when the American military carries out counterterrorism strikes in Somalia, laying the groundwork for an escalating campaign against Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa. The decision, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations, gives commanders at the United […]
3/31/2017
FOREIGN POLICY: “It was an honor to welcome the Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen {@larsloekke} to the @WhiteHouse yesterday!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 31, 2017 09:35am […]
3/31/2017
AGRICULTURE/COMMERCE/DEFENSE/DHS/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/MANUFACTURING/NATIONAL SECURITY/SECRETARY OF STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO): “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure the informed exercise of the authority over international trade granted to me by law, it is hereby ordered as follows: […]
03/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump’s hopes of striking a grand bargain with Russia are fading, two administration officials confirmed to CNN Thursday [3-30-17]. According to one senior administration official, this isn’t necessarily because Trump’s view of Russian President Vladimir Putin has evolved. But Trump believes in the current atmosphere — with so much media scrutiny […]
3/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump will attend a NATO leaders’ summit scheduled for May, the White House has confirmed. ‘The President looks forward to meeting with his NATO counterparts to reaffirm our strong commitment to NATO, and to discuss issues critical to the alliance, especially allied responsibility-sharing and NATO’s role in the […]
3/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TERRORISM/UK: “Spoke to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May today to offer condolences on the terrorist attack in London. She is strong and doing very well.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 22, 2017 08:33pm […]
3/21/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization foreign ministers next month, the State Department announced. It is highly unusual for a U.S. Secretary of State to miss a NATO meeting. In the past 21 years, America’s top diplomat has missed a gathering only […]
3/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GERMANY/NATO/ANGELA MERKEL: “President Trump on Saturday [3-18-17]followed up what he called a ‘great’ meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel by blasting her country for what he said were unpaid bills for NATO defense. On Twitter, Trump reiterated a point he made at his joint news conference Friday with Merkel that many NATO nations owe […]
3/18/2017
FAKE NEWS/FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA: “Despite what you have heard from the FAKE NEWS, I had a GREAT meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Nevertheless, Germany owes…vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 18, 2017 […]
3/17/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS: “First of all, I don’t believe in an isolationist policy, but I also believe a policy of trade should be a fair policy. And the United States has been treated very, very unfairly by many countries over the years. And that’s going to stop. But I’m not an isolationist. I’m […]
3/17/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA: “North Korea is behaving very badly. They have been ‘playing’ the United States for years. China has done little to help!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 17, 2017 08:07am […]
3/16/2017
FOREIGN POLICY: “An honor to welcome the Taoiseach of Ireland, @EndaKennyTD to the @WhiteHouse today with @VP Pence. ???? https://t.co/J3iTl2iSiQ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 16, 2017 03:09pm […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia for lunch at the White House on Tuesday, moving to forge a warmer relationship with the kingdom after a period of tension between the United States and a longstanding ally. The lunch was an early effort by Mr. […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top diplomat will visit Japan on Wednesday followed by stops in South Korea and China, a vital trip for an administration that has sent mixed signals to a region facing new risks. On the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first official trip to Asia, the administration […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump meets Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House for a discussion likely to touch on investment opportunities in the kingdom and efforts to stop the war in Syria.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March 14, […]
3/3/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/REX TILLERSON: “In a possible sign of things to come, the State Department gave a decidedly low-key launch Friday [3-3-17] to its annual report on human rights worldwide. Normally the comprehensive report that looks at the human rights situation in nearly 200 countries and territories is released with a bit of fanfare. Some years, […]
3/3/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “In a possible sign of things to come, the State Department gave a decidedly low-key launch Friday [3-3-17] to its annual report on human rights worldwide. Normally the comprehensive report that looks at the human rights situation in nearly 200 countries and territories is released with a bit of fanfare. Some years, […]
3/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/WTO: “The Trump administration Wednesday [3-1-17] sent its strongest signal yet that it was prepared to buck the international trade order, including confronting the World Trade Organization, to assertively defend the economic interests and sovereignty of the United States. In a mandated annual report to Congress outlining the president’s trade agenda, the administration […]
2/24/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS: “Mexico does not need financial aid from the United States, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said on Friday, after President Donald Trump ordered a report on U.S. assistance to its southern neighbor over the last five years. Mexican officials gave a cool reception to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and […]
2/23/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the White House, President Trump was telling American chief executives that the days of being treated unfairly by Mexico — on trade, on immigration, on crime — were over. ‘You see what’s happening at the border: All of a sudden for the first time, we’re getting gang members out,’ Mr. […]
2/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/PROTESTS/UK: “British lawmakers on Monday debated a call to block President Donald Trump from a state visit, putting Prime Minister Theresa May in an uncomfortable position as she seeks to strengthen ties with the new U.S. administration. The nonbinding debate came in response to a petition signed by 1.8 million people calling for Mr. […]
2/15/2017
FOREIGN POLICY: “Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2017 06:59pm […]
2/15/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL: “Welcome to the United States, @IsraeliPM Benjamin & Sara! #ICYMI????????????????Joint Press Conference: https://t.co/GN6ALWUusN https://t.co/bH60nBL5FP” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2017 02:17pm […]
2/15/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump jettisoned two decades of diplomatic orthodoxy on Wednesday [2-15-17] by declaring that the United States would no longer insist on the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians. Hosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for the first time since […]
2/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “Russia has secretly deployed a new cruise missile that American officials say violates a landmark arms control treaty, posing a major test for President Trump as his administration is facing a crisis over its ties to Moscow… The ground-launched cruise missile at the center of American concerns is one that the Obama […]
2/14/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “The champagne toasts that some Russian officials quaffed just a few short months ago to celebrate the victory of Donald J. Trump have gone a bit flat. Euphoria was already starting to cede to caution before Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s national security adviser and a perceived friend of Russia, […]
2/14/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trashing the Paris Agreement made for a great campaign prop at Donald Trump’s rallies, where the climate change accord was portrayed as a product of the out-of-touch, insufferable elites that Trump pledged to sweep from power. Now the landmark agreement, signed under President Obama, is fast becoming a nuisance for […]
2/13/2017
CANADA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/JUSTIN TRUDEAU: “Today I will meet with Canadian PM Trudeau and a group of leading business women to discuss women in the workforce. https://t.co/bFAHPRXHdP” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 13, 2017 10:53am […]
2/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GUANTANAMO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering what to do about a Qaeda suspect being held in Yemen, a decision that presents an early test of President Trump’s campaign pledge to send terrorism suspects to the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The suspect, known as Abu Khaybar, was captured last fall in […]
2/12/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA: “President Donald Trump is facing calls for a show of strength toward North Korea after Pyongyang’s weekend launch of a ballistic missile, posing the first major challenge to his administration by a foreign leader and an awkward balancing act with China. U.S. lawmakers called for military exercises with regional allies, a […]
2/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: “North Korea’s test launch of a ballistic missile was ‘absolutely intolerable,’ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, on Saturday. ‘I just want everybody to understand, and fully know, that the United States of America is behind Japan, our great ally, […]
2/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/UN: “The shock is gone. Panic is subsiding. Now, diplomats who represent the nations of the world are entering what one described as the third stage of grief: figuring out how to deal with President Trump. They’re scrambling to speak with his advisers and poring over his Twitter posts — or if they’re old […]
2/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington on Tuesday hoping to find in President Trump a kindred spirit and compliant ally after eight years of personal friction with President Obama. The reality may be more complicated. As a candidate, Trump signaled he would show staunch support for Netanyahu and his allies in […]
2/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA: “North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, in what South Korea called the North’s first attempt to test President Trump’s policy on the isolated country. A projectile believed to be a modified version of the North’s intermediate-range ballistic missile Musudan took off at […]
2/11/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY: “President Donald Trump’s decision to back down on his threat to overturn a cornerstone of U.S.-China relations was made before his call this week to counterpart Xi Jinping, part of a move toward continuity in Washington’s approach to Asia. Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi weren’t five minutes into their phone call Thursday night […]
2/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN: “Heading to Joint Base Andrews on #MarineOne with Prime Minister Shinz? earlier today.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2017 06:24pm […]
2/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY: “China’s wait-and-see approach to U.S. President Donald Trump’s periodic diplomatic outbursts has paid off with the president dropping his threat to upend a cornerstone of Beijing-Washington relations. After weeks of several phone run-ins with world leaders, Mr. Trump committed to a longstanding agreement that the U.S. won’t recognize Taiwan diplomatically in a phone […]
2/10/2017
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “The Trump administration and European officials agree on the need to keep sanctions in place against Russia until a two-year-old cease-fire agreement for the Ukraine conflict is fully implemented, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday [2-10-17]. The EU’s high representative in charge of foreign policy Federica Mogherini, speaking to reporters after […]
2/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAIWAN: “When President Trump took a phone call from the leader of Taiwan in December and asserted that the United States might no longer be bound by the ‘One China’ policy, his defenders hailed it as a show of strength — the latest delicate issue on which Mr. Trump was willing to challenge decades […]
2/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/ISRAEL: “Mr. Trump has also tacked to the center on Israel. After presenting himself as a stalwart defender of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who would buck the pressure campaign against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Mr. Trump warned Israelis this week that he did not believe that ‘going ahead with these settlements is […]
2/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO: “The Trump administration is moving to back Montenegro’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to senior U.S. officials, a decision that could both bolster the Western alliance and antagonize Russia. The likely move would take place in a rapidly evolving political and diplomatic climate, in which President Donald Trump is […]
2/9/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump told President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday [2-9-17] evening that the United States would honor the ‘One China’ policy, reversing his earlier expressions of doubt about the longtime diplomatic understanding and removing a major source of tension between the United States and China since shortly after he was […]
2/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL: “President Trump and his advisers, venturing for the first time into the fraught world of Middle East peacemaking, are developing a strategy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would enlist Arab nations like Saudi Arabia and Egypt to break years of deadlock. The emerging approach mirrors the thinking of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of […]
2/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION: “Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2017 12:41pm […]
2/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO: “Before taking office, Donald Trump repeatedly questioned the role of the NATO military alliance, a bedrock of European stability and transatlantic relations since 1949, calling the security pact ‘obsolete’ as recently as last month. On Monday [2-6-17] he dialed back, adopting the far milder critique that President Obama and other presidents have used. […]
2/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Iran’s continued missile testing on Saturday has given President Trump one more reason to tear up his predecessor’s deal with the regime in Tehran. After Iran’s Jan. 29 [2017] ballistic-missile launch, the Trump administration responded with new sanctions and tough talk. But these alone won’t have a material effect on Tehran or […]
2/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/RUSSIA/SYRIA: “The Trump administration is exploring ways to break Russia’s military and diplomatic alliance with Iran in a bid to both end the Syrian conflict and bolster the fight against Islamic State, said senior administration, European and Arab officials involved in the policy discussions. The emerging strategy seeks to reconcile President Donald Trump’s seemingly […]
2/4/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “The U.S. is putting regional stability in East Asia at risk, a Chinese spokesman said Saturday following remarks by President Trump’s Defense secretary that a U.S. commitment to defend Japanese territory applies to an island group that China claims. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Saturday called on the U.S. to […]
2/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how “kind” President Obama was to them. Not me!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:28am […]
2/3/2017
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/NATO: “The European Union has been weathering plenty of disunity in recent months. But on Friday, the bloc’s leaders seemed united in concerns over President Trump. In the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, leaders arriving for the EU’s first gathering since Trump’s inauguration had some sharp words for the 2-week-old U.S. administration. Both before […]
2/3/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/NORTH KOREA: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis promised an ‘effective and overwhelming’ response to any use of nuclear weapons against America or its allies, delivering a firm message to North Korea during his first overseas trip. Mr. Mattis said during a meeting Friday with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo that the U.S.’s […]
1/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/UK: “Thank you very much. I am honored to have Prime Minister Theresa May here for our first official visit from a foreign leader. This is our first visit, so — great honor… Today, the United States renews our deep bond with Britain — military, financial, cultural, and political. We have one of the […]
6/2/2016
FOREIGN POLICY/HILLARY: “With all of the Crooked Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy experience, she has made so many mistakes – and I mean real monsters! No more HRC.” – 6/2/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 6/2/2016 […]
3/15/2016
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/RUSSIA: “When Donald Trump talks about his desire to have good relations between the U.S. and Russia, it’s not a recent attraction. Trump’s attempts to expand his business and his brand there date back decades, and this history casts a shadow over his pro-Russian foreign policy. As a presidential candidate, he courts […]
12/18/2015
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “I have always felt that Russia and the United States should be able to work well with each other.” – “From Russia with Love: Putin, Trump sing each other’s praises,” Reuters, Dec. 18, 2015, Ginger Gibson, 12/18/2015 […]
12/8/2015
DONALD ON DONALD/FOREIGN POLICY: “Despite my great respect for King Abdullah II, I will not be visiting Jordan at this time. This is in response to the false @AP report.” – 12/8/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/8/2015 […]
10/13/2015
BUSH FAMILY/DONALD ON DONALD/FOREIGN POLICY: “How can Jeb Bush expect to deal with China, Russia + Iran if he gets caught doing a ‘plant’ during my speech yesterday in NH?” – 10/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/13/2015 […]
9/19/2015
FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA/RELIGION: “Christians need support in our country (and around the world), their religious liberty is at stake! Obama has been horrible, I will be great” – Sept. 19, 2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 9/19/2015 […]
5/13/2015
FOREIGN POLICY/POLITICS: “We are rebuilding other countries while our own country is going to HELL. Time to rebuild the U.S.A.! Tell our stupid politicians, ENOUGH” – 5/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 5/13/2015 […]
3/12/2015
FOREIGN POLICY/POLITICS: “The problem with the U.S. is that our leadership has no knowledge or ability to negotiate or see into the future. Every nation beats us!” – 3/12/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 3/12/2015 […]
12/19/2014
ENTERTAINMENT/FOREIGN POLICY: “The movie [“The Interview”] may be garbage but we can’t let a foreign country dictate to us what to watch. @SonyPictures” – 12/19/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/19/2014 […]
9/25/2014
FOREIGN POLICY: “The U.S. should not be giving away our strategy & tactics to the enemy so they can prepare. Just go and do what you have to do!” – Sept. 25, 2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/25/2014 […]
7/15/2014
FOREIGN POLICY/NEGOTIATIONS: “Can you imagine trading five really bad enemies of the U.S. for the freedom of traitor Bergdahl. Just another bad deal!” – 7/15/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/15/2014 […]
7/15/2014
FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA/PRISONER: “Deserter Bergdahl returns to active duty as parents of brave soldiers killed looking for him grieve. Obama trying to play this mistake down!” – 7/15/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/15/2014 […]
6/23/2014
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA ADMIN: “Do you believe that Secy. KERRY just went to Egypt to talk about ‘human rights problems’ and this as everything is being blown up around him” – 6/23/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/23/2014 […]
6/4/2014
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/OBAMA: “Obama betrays Israel yet again, our strongest ally in the Middle East. He will recognize Hamas, breaking long standing US policy.” – 6/4/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/4/2014 […]
4/24/2014
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS: “South Korea is absolutely killing us on trade deals. Their surplus vs U.S. is massive – and we pay for their protection. WHO NEGOTIATES?” – 4/24/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/24/2014 […]
9/13/2013
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA: “We should stop talking, stay out of Syria and other countries that hate us, rebuild our own country and make it strong and great again-USA!” – Sept. 13, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/13/2013 […]
8/15/2013
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/OBAMA: “Obama’ ststement on Egypt was terrible and dumb-now being used by military as a rallying cry-our foreign policy is worst in U.S. history.” – 8/15/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/15/2013 […]
7/1/2013
AFRICA/FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA: “Every penny of the $7 billion going to Africa as per Obama will be stolen – corruption is rampant!” – 7/1/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/1/2013 […]
4/13/2013
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA: “South Korea must in some form pay for our help-the U.S. must stop being stupid!” – 4/13/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/13/2013 […]
1/4/2013
AFGHANISTAN/FOREIGN POLICY: “Can you believe that the Afghan war is our ‘longest war’ ever—bring our troops home, rebuild the U.S., make America great again.” – Twitter.com, Jan 14, 2013, Donald Trump, 1/4/2013 […]
10/11/2012
FOREIGN POLICY: “Our foreign policy decisions are dumbest in U.S. history” [3:57:16 PM] – 10/11/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/11/2012 […]
10/2/2012
FOREIGN POLICY/MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD/OBAMA: “Under Obama, Iran has taken over Iraq, Al Qaeda has taken over Libya, the Muslim Brotherhood now controls Egypt. Worst foreign policy ever.” [3:24:37 PM] – 10/2/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/2/2012 […]
9/25/2012
FOREIGN POLICY/MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: “Muslim Brotherhood head of Egypt Morsi is already making demands on Obama before the WH visit. Obama’s foreign policy is a complete failure.” [11:10:13 AM] – Sept. 25, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/25/2012 […]
9/24/2012
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA: “With all of the bad economic numbers and horrendous foreign policy, Obama should be down by 12 points–and he’s not.” [1:45:09 PM] – Sept. 24, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/24/2012 […]
9/13/2012
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: “Why are we still giving billions of dollars we don’t have in foreign aid to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt?” [1:50:22 PM] – Sept. 13, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/13/2012 […]
9/13/2012
FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA: “Obama’s foreign policy is a complete and total disaster–the worst President we have ever had.” [9:57:47 AM] – Sept. 13, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/13/2012 […]
9/12/2012
FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA: “Obama will go down as the worst President in history on many topics but especially foreign policy.” [3:46:20 PM] – Sept. 12, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/12/2012 […]
9/12/2012
FOREIGN POLICY/OBAMA: “Obama is a disaster at foreign policy. Never had the experience or knowledge. He is not capable of doing the job.” [2:42:36 PM] – Sept. 12, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/12/2012 […]