Donald Trump isn’t interested in much of ANYTHING outside the the American shores….
Kentucky Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell does NOT see things THAT way….
The Senate does NOT want America to ‘Retreat’ from the World…..
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is launching a preemptive strike against the isolationists in his own party, warning of the “price of American retreat” in a new essay for Foreign Affairs.
Why it matters: McConnell is putting Trump — and the entire Republican party — on notice that he plans to be an active combatant in the looming GOP civil war on foreign policy.
- “America will not be made great again by those who simply want to manage its decline,” McConnell writes in a 5,000-word piece posted this morning.
- “Trump would be wise to build his foreign policy on the enduring cornerstone of U.S. leadership: hard power.”
The big picture: McConnell has said he will feel “liberated” once he leaves leadership to criticize Democrats and Republicans alike. As the chair of the Defense appropriations subcommittee, he’ll have a powerful perch to advance his agenda.
- But his essay is full of appeals to Trump, who he once called “stupid” and “despicable.” McConnell, a master negotiator, is leaving plenty of room for a productive relationship with the next president.
- He is also unsparing in his criticism of the last two Democratic presidents.
- “Donald Trump will inherit a world far more hostile to U.S. interests than the one he left behind four years ago,” he writes. “But the response to four years of weakness must not be four years of isolation.”
Driving the news: Congressional support for Ukraine will likely emerge as the first flashpoint between “American First” isolationists and more traditional Republican hawks…..
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