Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Failures Amid Dangerous Escalations Across The Globe
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s foreign policy chaos on the world stage, including his lack of support for Ukraine due to his inability to stand up to Vladimir Putin, which endangers the US and peace around the world. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Bad news for you, Donald Trump: the Nobel Prize is slipping away from your grasp.
Crises over the last 24 hours have escalated to dangerous levels, and President Trump, you seem to be leading from behind.
Donald Trump promised that he would end the war in Ukraine on day one.
He said he’d put an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas on day one.
“It’s so easy,” he said.
It is now day 234, and war rages on around the world – and in the last 24 hours, we’ve seen dangerous escalation on multiple fronts.
Yesterday, Israel launched a strike against Hamas in the capital city of a key American ally, in the middle of ceasefire negotiations.
Despite being handed a ceasefire by the previous administration, 234 days later a ceasefire deal is more distant than ever.
Meanwhile, hostages remain in captivity and innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza continue to suffer.
In Europe, Vladimir Putin sent drones into Poland, a NATO ally, which required NATO military action to shoot down those drones.
What was the point, President Trump, of your meeting in Alaska, where you snuggled up to Putin?
And Donald Trump is hesitating now to say any strong word against Putin, even after they did this.
NATO’s safety has been at risk – and it's being put at risk even more so – and Donald Trump is leading from behind.
This latest aggression by Putin should send a shiver down the spines of every American.
I warned of this scenario as the Senate debated sending more military support to Ukraine.
And I warned at that point that any division – any hesitation– of our resolve against Putin would be taken by him as weakness.
And I fear Donald Trump’s anemic weakness against Putin and other strongmen has only pushed the world closer to the brink of chaos, and even war.
People don't take Trump seriously, on the world stage, and that's a great danger to the United States and to peace because he bluffs and backs off. He sucks up to people, and then he doesn’t do anything when they hurt him and hurt us.
I warn all senators, history will not look kindly upon us if we stand back as Donald Trump acquiesces to Putin and cements himself as a Neville Chamberlain of our time.
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