Curt Mills: Is Trump Still 'America First'?

The executive director of The American Conservative discusses Trump's meeting with Netanyahu, support for Ukraine, MAGA schisms, and the president's "grand strategy" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

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Curt Mills: Is Trump Still 'America First'?

What is the "Trump doctrine"? Just asking questions.

President Donald Trump won his first term in office after breaking with the Republican establishment on a few fronts. One notable example: On the debate stage in 2016, he embarrassed Jeb Bush for his family's role in the disastrous Iraq War. 

Trump didn't start any new wars in his first term, though he didn't end any either. This time around, he joined Israel's attack on Iran by dropping bombs on its uranium enrichment facilities. Although his vice president has said he does "not think that it is in America's interest to continue to fund an effectively never-ending war in Ukraine," Trump announced this week that the U.S. will ship more weapons to Ukraine, with his Defense Department describing the move as "integral to our America First defense priorities."

Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, understands the contours of the foreign policy landscape on the right better than most, and he joined the show today to discuss Trump's latest foreign policy moves, the growing schism within the MAGA movement over the continued support for Israel and Ukraine, Trump's hostile dismissal of a question about the Jeffrey Epstein case, and what Trump's foreign policy "grand strategy" might be. 

Timecodes:

0:00 - Trump ran against the Iraq War, and Vance against funding Ukraine

2:00 - What is the 'Trump doctrine'?

6:57 - What does Curt think of Netanyahu nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize?

8:58 - Are Netanyahu's demands reasonable?

11:40 - What do Trump and Netanyahu plan for the Palestinians?

15:58 - Were the Iran strikes a success?

25:59 - Can Iran rebuild its nuclear program?

26:30 - What is JD Vance's role in Trump's foreign policy?

30:10 - Why is Trump giving more weapons to Ukraine?

41:06 - Why doesn't Trump want to talk about Jeffrey Epstein anymore?

 

Comments

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Trump has never been America first, he's always been Trump first, and equated himself with America.

So does every other politician. I'll give Massie and Paul some slack, but not any President.

What I want is a President who doesn't put anybody in government first. I want every individual to put themselves first, and for government to just butt out.

[GOD OF PENGUIN ISLAND]

I've never heard of Curt Mills. But if my memory serves I've heard about The American Conservative before.

[GOD OF PENGUIN ISLAND]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkvQHk_sWM

[Chumby]

Trump should stop funding Biden’s war against Russia.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Hey! Welcome back!

[GOD OF PENGUIN ISLAND]

Agree.

[AT]

I think you're overthinking it.

I have my house. I pretty much just want to be left alone in it. But I won't hesitate to stomp on a cockroach (either inside OR outside my house; but especially inside - which I'll go to great lengths to prevent in the first place), I'm still going to give a cup of sugar or milk or whatever to my neighbor if she knocks on my door in the middle of making a meal, and if anyone comes asking me about the fate of a dead LGBT Pedo that may or may not have my fingerprints on it - I'll probably demur (unless there were some guaranteed upside to me not doing so).