OUTLINE of the
DONALD J. TRUMP
FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH
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Opening,
Welcome, Thanks, Purpose
Thank
you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the
National Interest for honoring me with this invitation. … America First will be the major and
overriding theme of my administration.
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Five main
weaknesses in our foreign policy
Our foreign policy is a
complete and total disaster. No vision, no purpose, no direction, no
strategy. Today, I want to identify
five main weaknesses in our foreign policy.
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First, Our Resources Are Overextended
President
Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He’s crippled us with
wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit and open
borders. … I am the only person running
for the Presidency who understands this problem and knows how to fix it.
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Secondly, our allies are not paying
their fair share.
Our
allies must contribute toward the financial, political and human costs of our
tremendous security burden. But many of them are simply not doing so. They look
at the United States as weak and forgiving and feel no obligation to honor
their agreements with us. … The whole
world will be safer if our allies do their part to support our common defense
and security. A Trump Administration
will lead a free world that is properly armed and funded.
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Thirdly, our friends are beginning
to think they can’t depend on us.
We’ve had a president
who dislikes our friends and bows to our enemies. He negotiated a disastrous deal with Iran,
and then we watched them ignore its terms, even before the ink was dry. Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear
weapon and, under a Trump Administration, will never be allowed to have a
nuclear weapon. … President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has
treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power in the Middle
East – all at the expense of Israel, our other allies in the region and, critically,
the United States. We’ve picked fights
with our oldest friends, and now they’re starting to look elsewhere for help.
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Fourth, our rivals no longer
respect us.
In fact, they are just
as confused as our allies, but an even bigger problem is that they don’t take us
seriously any more. When President Obama
landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there to meet or greet him –
perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of
Air Force One. Then, amazingly, the same
thing happened in Saudi Arabia -- it's called no respect. … He has even allowed
China to steal government secrets with cyber attacks and engage in industrial
espionage against the United States and its companies. We’ve let our rivals and challengers think
they can get away with anything. If
President Obama’s goal had been to weaken America, he could not have done a
better job.
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Finally, America no longer has a
clear understanding of our foreign policy goals.
Since
the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union, we’ve lacked a
coherent foreign policy. One day we’re
bombing Libya and getting rid of a dictator to foster democracy for civilians,
the next day we are watching the same civilians suffer while that country falls
apart. We're a humanitarian nation. But
the legacy of the Obama-Clinton interventions will be weakness, confusion, and
disarray. We have made the Middle East
more unstable and chaotic than ever before.
We left Christians subject to intense persecution and even genocide. Our actions in Iraq, Libya and Syria have
helped unleash ISIS. And we’re in a
war against radical Islam, but President Obama won’t even name the enemy! Hillary Clinton also refuses to say the words
“radical Islam,” even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees. After Secretary Clinton’s failed intervention
in Libya, Islamic terrorists in Benghazi took down our consulate and killed our
ambassador and three brave Americans. Then, instead of taking charge that
night, Hillary Clinton decided to go home and sleep! Incredible. Clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse
that was a total lie. Our Ambassador was murdered and our Secretary of State
misled the nation – and by the way, she was not awake to take that call at 3
o'clock in the morning. And now ISIS is
making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil.
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This will
change when I am president.
To all our friends and
allies,
I say America is going to be strong again. America is going to be a reliable
friend and ally again. … We need a new, rational
American foreign policy, informed by the best minds and supported by both
parties, as well as by our close allies.
This is how we won the Cold War, and it’s how we will win our new and
future struggles.
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First, we need a long-term plan to
halt the spread and reach of radical Islam.
Containing the spread of
radical Islam must be a major foreign policy goal of the United States. … We must stop importing extremism through
senseless immigration policies. … And
then there’s ISIS. I have a simple message for them. Their days are numbered.
I won’t tell them where and I won’t tell them how. We must as, a nation, be
more unpredictable. But they’re going to be gone. And soon.
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Secondly, we have
to rebuild our military and our economy.
The
Russians and Chinese have rapidly expanded their military capability, but look
what’s happened to us! … We
will spend what we need to rebuild our military. It is the cheapest investment
we can make. We will develop, build and purchase the best equipment known to
mankind. Our military dominance must be unquestioned. … We need to think smarter about areas
where our technological superiority gives us an edge. This includes 3-D
printing, artificial intelligence and cyberwarfare. A great country also takes care of its
warriors. Our commitment to them is absolute. A Trump Administration will
give our service men and women the best equipment and support in the world when
they serve, and the best care in the world when they return as veterans to
civilian life.
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Finally, we must develop a foreign
policy based on American interests.
… Our foreign policy goals must be based on
America’s core national security interests, and the following will be my
priorities. … And we must only be
generous to those that prove they are our friends. We desire to live peacefully and in
friendship with Russia and China. We have serious differences with these two
nations, and must regard them with open eyes. But we are not bound to be
adversaries. We should seek common ground based on shared interests. Russia,
for instance, has also seen the horror of Islamic terrorism. I believe an easing of tensions and
improved relations with Russia – from a position of strength – is possible.
Common sense says this cycle of hostility must end. Some say the Russians
won’t be reasonable. I intend to find out. If we can’t make a good deal for
America, then we will quickly walk from the table. Fixing our relations with China is another
important step towards a prosperous century. China respects strength, and by
letting them take advantage of us economically, we have lost all of their
respect. We have a massive trade deficit with China, a deficit we must find a
way, quickly, to balance. A strong and
smart America is an America that will find a better friend in China. We can
both benefit or we can both go our separate ways. After I am elected President, I will also
call for a summit with our NATO allies, and a separate summit with our Asian
allies. In these summits, we will not only discuss a rebalancing of financial
commitments, but take a fresh look at how we can adopt new strategies for
tackling our common challenges. … Our goal is peace and prosperity, not war
and destruction. The best way to achieve
those goals is through a disciplined, deliberate and consistent foreign policy. With President Obama and Secretary Clinton
we’ve had the exact opposite: a reckless, rudderless and aimless foreign policy
– one that has blazed a path of destruction in its wake. After losing thousands of lives and spending
trillions of dollars, we are in far worse shape now in the Middle East than
ever before. ,,, Our friends and enemies
must know that if I draw a line in the sand, I will enforce it. … My goal is to establish a foreign policy
that will endure for several generations.
That is why I will also look for talented experts with new approaches,
and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect
resumes but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history
of failed policies and continued losses at war. …
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These are
my goals, as president. // [Conclusion &
THANKS! ]
… … … Under a Trump
Administration, no American citizen will ever again feel that their needs come
second to the citizens of foreign countries. I will view the world through the
clear lens of American interests. I will
be America’s greatest defender and most loyal champion. We will not
apologize for becoming successful again, but will instead embrace the unique
heritage that makes us who we are. The world is most peaceful, and most
prosperous, when America is strongest. America will continually play the role
of peacemaker. We will always help to save lives and, indeed, humanity itself.
But to play that role, we must make America strong again. We must make
America respected again. And we must make America great again. If we
do that, perhaps this century can be the most peaceful and prosperous the world
has ever known. Thank you.
