{"id":1029600,"date":"2024-02-13T21:46:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T21:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029600"},"modified":"2024-05-20T03:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T03:09:09","slug":"statement-from-republicans-on-donald-trump-encouraging-russia-to-attack-our-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/statement-from-republicans-on-donald-trump-encouraging-russia-to-attack-our-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement From Republicans on Donald Trump Encouraging Russia to Attack Our Allies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump encouraging Russia to invade Europe, <\/em>Republicans released the following statement making it clear we stand with our allies:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                                                                  .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s MAGA Republican allies have refused to condemn or even comment after said he would encourage Russia to \u201cdo whatever they want\u201d \u2013 including attack our allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would \u2018encourage\u2019 Russia to attack NATO allies who don\u2019t pay up\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cG.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter Donald J. Trump suggested he had threatened to encourage Russia to attack \u2018delinquent\u2019 NATO allies, the response among many Republican officials has struck three themes \u2014 expressions of support, gaze aversion or even cheerful indifference. Republican Party elites have become so practiced at deflecting even Mr. Trump\u2019s most outrageous statements that they quickly batted this one away.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cRubio dismisses concerns about Trump\u2019s NATO remarks as backlash mounts\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is promising to \u201cfinish the process\u201d of abandoning and undermining NATO \u2013 after repeatedly looking to leave our allies behind during his four years in office.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Independent<\/a>: \u201cTrump refuses to commit to NATO in second term at Fox News town hall\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cWe have to finish the process we began under my Administration of fundamentally reevaluating NATO\u2019s purpose and NATO\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201c\u200b\u200bTrump Plots to Pull Out of NATO \u2014 If He Doesn\u2019t Get His Way\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump wanted to pull the United States out of NATO during his first term, but was repeatedly talked out of it by senior administration officials. For a possible second term in the White House, [Trump] is already discussing how he could actually get it done,<\/strong> if his demands aren\u2019t met by NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump vowed he\u2019d \u2018never\u2019 help Europe if it\u2019s attacked, top EU official says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is once again siding with Vladimir Putin over our allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMr. Trump often praises Mr. Putin \u2014 he has described the invasion of Ukraine as the work of a \u2018genius\u2019 \u2014 and has long admired him as a \u2018strong\u2019 leader.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cFox News Edits Out Trump Saying He Might\u2019ve Let Russia \u2018Take Over\u2019 Parts of Ukraine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Trump] revealed how he personally would have prevented the war. According to Trump, all he needed to do was let Russia \u2018take over\u2019 parts of Ukraine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201c\u2018Genius,\u2019 \u2018Savvy\u2019: Trump reacts to Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine exactly as you\u2019d expect\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump sides with Putin over US intelligence\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s reckless foreign policy agenda squandered American leadership on the global stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cAmerica\u2019s Allies Fear That Traditional Ties No Longer Matter Under Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s approach is hurting the U.S., foreign policy experts say\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cThree years into Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, America\u2019s global influence is waning. In interviews with The Associated Press, diplomats, foreign officials and scholars from numerous countries describe a changing world order in which the United States has less of a central role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMuch of the world has soured on American leadership since President Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump encouraging Russia to invade Europe, Republicans released the following statement making it clear we stand with our allies: \u201c                                                                                                                                                      .\u201d Trump\u2019s MAGA Republican allies have refused to condemn or even comment after said he would encourage Russia to \u201cdo whatever they want\u201d \u2013 including attack our allies. Politico: \u201cTrump says he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1029600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStatement From Republicans on Donald Trump Encouraging Russia to Attack Our Allies - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/statement-from-republicans-on-donald-trump-encouraging-russia-to-attack-our-allies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-13T21:46:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-20T03:09:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/statement-from-republicans-on-donald-trump-encouraging-russia-to-attack-our-allies\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/statement-from-republicans-on-donald-trump-encouraging-russia-to-attack-our-allies\/\",\"name\":\"Statement From Republicans on Donald Trump Encouraging Russia to Attack Our Allies - 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