Four More Years of Trump Is Too Much for America’s Allies
A Q&A with Mira Rapp-Hooper on how China and Russia are looking to shatter the U.S.-led global order.
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Many Americans feel that November’s presidential election will be one of the most important ever for the future of the Republic. Well, in truth, every presidential election is one of the most important ever for the future of the Republic. What will set it apart is that it’s one of the most important for the future of America’s allies.
President Donald Trump’s denigration of alliances, his personal attacks on the leaders of other North Atlantic Treaty Organization members, and his criticisms of global allies for supposedly not pulling their military weight, have been some of the lowest moments of his tenure and some of the most harmful for long-term U.S. security.