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Clinton More Trusted on Foreign Policy

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Buck Banks

59% to 36%

Spread by which Hillary Clinton has widened her edge over Donald Trump as being perceived as more trusted to handle foreign policy, and she has pulled even with Trump on handling terrorism, 48% to 48%, just as foreign policy has come to the forefront of the campaign, a new CNN/ORC poll finds. “And on the most prominent foreign policy issue of late, Russia and its relationship with the US, nearly 6-in-10 see the country as unfriendly, and about half say they think the Russian government is attempting to influence the outcome of the US presidential election.”

Trump Details His Foreign-Policy Approach

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Buck Banks

But we have to negotiate great trade deals. I would get the best guys — Carl Icahn is a friend of mine. I’d say Carl, congratulations, handle China. I’d get other guys like Carl. I’d say, good luck, here’s Japan. Believe me, we will do so well. We will make so much.

— Donald Trump, in an interview on Morning Joe.

Boehner Is More Involved oin Foreign Policy Than He Wants to Be

April 6, 2015 Buck Banks

I wouldn’t have believed that I would be involved in as much foreign policy as I am today. And it certainly isn’t by choice. It’s just that the world is on fire. And I don’t think enough Americans or enough people in the administration understand how serious the problems that we’re facing in the world are.

— House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), in an interview with Politico.

Kasich Developing World View in Prep for Prez Run

February 18, 2015June 15, 2015 Buck Banks

You will not solve this problem with only air power. There needs to be a coalition of NATO, Arab states, and ultimately some boots on the ground to stop the advancement of that group. … The Western world and the Arab world need to get serious about stopping this kind of radicalism. If not, it will continue to spread and just bombing is imposing the status quo at best.

— Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich (R) said Tuesday he is studying up on foreign policy and beginning to outline his worldview, which includes support for sending U.S. ground forces to fight the Islamic State, the Washington Post reports.

Cruz Tries to Tie Clinton to Obama’s Foreign Policy

December 4, 2014 Buck Banks

The failures of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy are manifest. It’s almost as if the whole world is on fire right now.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), doing his best to tie Hillary Clinton to President Obama as he offered sharp criticism of the “Obama-Clinton” foreign policy, the New York Times reports.

Obama Admits There’s No ISIS Strategy Yet

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 Buck Banks

I don’t want to put the cart before the horse. We don’t have a strategy yet.

— President Obama, quoted by CNN, on how the United States will deal with the ISIS threat in Iraq and Syria.

Seeking Political Cover

August 14, 2014 Buck Banks

Some say her political instincts are superior,
But she shouldn’t have called Obama’s foreign policy inferior.
She said she was sorry,
And even hugged him at a party,
But Karl Rove says Hillary was just “covering her political posterior.”

Obama Justifies His ‘Minimalist’ Position

August 11, 2014 Buck Banks

Increasingly politicians are rewarded for taking the most extreme maximalist positions, and sooner or later, that catches up with you.

— President Obama, in an interview with Tom Friedman, on the rise of the Republican far right.

Clinton Criticizes Obama’s Foreign Policy

August 11, 2014 Buck Banks

Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.

— Hillary Clinton, in an interview with The Atlantic, said President Obama’s lack of assistance to Syrian rebels led to the rise of ISIS in Iraq. She also criticized the slammed Obama’s foreign-policy doctrine which he recently coined as, “Don’t do stupid shit.”

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Clinton More Trusted on Foreign Policy

59% to 36%

Trump Details His Foreign-Policy Approach

But we have to negotiate great trade deals. I would get the best guys — Carl Icahn is a friend of mine. I’d say Carl, congratulations, handle China. I’d get other guys like Carl. I’d say, good luck, here’s Japan. Believe me, we will do so well. We will make so much.

— Donald Trump, in an interview on Morning Joe.

Boehner Is More Involved oin Foreign Policy Than He Wants to Be

— House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), in an interview with Politico.

Kasich Developing World View in Prep for Prez Run

— Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich (R) said Tuesday he is studying up on foreign policy and beginning to outline his worldview, which includes support for sending U.S. ground forces to fight the Islamic State, the Washington Post reports.

Cruz Tries to Tie Clinton to Obama’s Foreign Policy

The failures of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy are manifest. It’s almost as if the whole world is on fire right now.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), doing his best to tie Hillary Clinton to President Obama as he offered sharp criticism of the “Obama-Clinton” foreign policy, the New York Times reports.

Obama Admits There’s No ISIS Strategy Yet

I don’t want to put the cart before the horse. We don’t have a strategy yet.

— President Obama, quoted by CNN, on how the United States will deal with the ISIS threat in Iraq and Syria.

Seeking Political Cover

Obama Justifies His ‘Minimalist’ Position

Increasingly politicians are rewarded for taking the most extreme maximalist positions, and sooner or later, that catches up with you.

— President Obama, in an interview with Tom Friedman, on the rise of the Republican far right.

Clinton Criticizes Obama’s Foreign Policy

Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.

— Hillary Clinton, in an interview with The Atlantic, said President Obama’s lack of assistance to Syrian rebels led to the rise of ISIS in Iraq. She also criticized the slammed Obama’s foreign-policy doctrine which he recently coined as, “Don’t do stupid shit.”

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

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