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Donald J. Trump Foreign Policy Speech
donaldjtrump.com ^ | April 27, 2016 | Donald J Trump

Posted on 04/27/2016 10:58:55 AM PDT by dynoman

Donald J. Trump Foreign Policy Speech

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.

I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country – one that replaces randomness with purpose, ideology with strategy, and chaos with peace.

It is time to shake the rust off of America’s foreign policy. It's time to invite new voices and new visions into the fold.

The direction I will outline today will also return us to a timeless principle. My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people, and American security, above all else. That will be the foundation of every decision that I will make.

America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration.

But to chart our path forward, we must first briefly look back.

(Excerpt) Read more at donaldjtrump.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; 2016issues; cftni; election2016; israel; newyork; presidentdonaldtrump; repositorytrump; trump; trumpforeignpolicy; waronterror
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To: nclaurel
You are a petty person who obviously has not listened before that speech without notes or teleprompters came from his heart and sounded exactly like Trump!

I have listened to Trump at his rallies and debates and interviews and that's why I don't think Trump wrote it.

81 posted on 04/27/2016 12:29:10 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

See Post 78

There you go DD. Guess someone more in the know than you has a handle on it.


82 posted on 04/27/2016 12:34:43 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: surroundedbyblue
"....pecksniff pundits with pursed puckerlips....."

I'd give it a try saying it fast but not before I had partaken of a pint of Pabst Pale Premium prior to parsing.

Leni

83 posted on 04/27/2016 12:35:19 PM PDT by MinuteGal (GO TRUMP GO !!!)
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To: dynoman
Our moments of greatest strength came when politics ended at the water’s edge.

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.

Great points: though I wonder how Trump will get the democrats to not politicize foreign involvement...

That "waters edge" certainly didn't apply to Bush...

As far as I can tell the democrats are willing to put our military, soldiers, our sovereignty in harm' way to retain to try and get power...

I don't see them changing anytime soon...

Remember that POS Murtha ?

He said our Mariners were war criminals in Hadithan

84 posted on 04/27/2016 12:39:54 PM PDT by Popman
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To: dynoman

Early on I found a description of how extremely brilliant people often ramble His speach patterns fit the pattern


85 posted on 04/27/2016 12:40:39 PM PDT by hoosiermama (W1240 (a couple extra to boot) Under budget. Ahead of schedule! Go TRUMP)
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To: MinuteGal; surroundedbyblue

“....pecksniff pundits with pursed puckerlips.....”

I don’t know if it’s the part about pundits or the pursed puckerlips, but that line makes me picture a tightly clenched anus in my mind’s eye.


86 posted on 04/27/2016 12:45:13 PM PDT by Nacho Bidnith (America is a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots. Trump 2016)
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To: Jim Robinson
Just pinging you to the speech. You can also watch it from approximately the 20 minute mark at the following link.

DONALD TRUMP SPEAKS ON FOREIGN POLICY AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

It was an historic speech. Here is the transcript.

DONALD J. TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH
87 posted on 04/27/2016 12:49:40 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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To: oldschoolwargamer

“this is a remarkable speech. .. this is compelling material. If he can show a similar command of other issues such as the economy, our educational system, and the criminal justice system, he could a very formidable candidate in the general election.”

i watched it and it was indeed compelling, both the content and the delivery.

And I’m not at all surprised that Trump has shifted from wild-eyed stump speaker to serious policy speaker. He’s pretty much said more than once that was exactly what he was going to do.

And equally notable is that the foreign policy content is exactly what he’s been saying on the stump, though more coherent and more polished. What this means is that pretty much everything Trump has been saying on the stump is EXACTLY what he intends to do, despite many (mostly bnow zotted) naysayers here claiming he was lying and would shift to the hard left (which I never believed for even a nanosecond).


88 posted on 04/27/2016 12:50:30 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: MinuteGal
Tonight will be even more of a high as the pecksniff pundits with pursed puckerlips try to pull the speech apart......and I will wallow in every minute of it.

Same here. Can't wait to wallow in their tears.

89 posted on 04/27/2016 12:52:09 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction. - Mark Twain)
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To: nclaurel

NC he used a TelePrompTer. But he did an excellent job It sure looked natural


90 posted on 04/27/2016 12:53:31 PM PDT by hoosiermama (W1240 (a couple extra to boot) Under budget. Ahead of schedule! Go TRUMP)
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To: dynoman

BOOM!!!


91 posted on 04/27/2016 12:53:37 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Well I should expect delusion from someome tied to Cruz. Speech was pure Trump sorry Cruz can’t connect but it is what it is.


92 posted on 04/27/2016 12:54:24 PM PDT by nclaurel
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To: nclaurel
It was a great speech, but he used a teleprompter...

Even if you can't see them in the video, you can tell because he didn't go off on a tangent and his syntax...

93 posted on 04/27/2016 12:56:38 PM PDT by Popman
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To: Nacho Bidnith
Let your imagination run wild...I'm with YOU!

Leni

94 posted on 04/27/2016 12:58:45 PM PDT by MinuteGal (GO TRUMP GO !!!)
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To: Popman

The difference is Trump is directly connected to the people in a way no other “politician” has ever been. He uses the words “we” and “us”. Anyone thinking they can do dirty deeds in the corner or defy the will of the people better take notice. Those days are over.


95 posted on 04/27/2016 1:01:13 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: dynoman
BTTT

Too bad the talking heads are talking about sCruz and Carli. What a waste of time.

Vote Trump!

His speech was very good.

96 posted on 04/27/2016 1:01:18 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: MinuteGal

I was surprised as I saw the “stiffness” melt away and he became more comfortable. I am sure he added some of his own emphasis at times. NOT BAD AT ALL...


97 posted on 04/27/2016 1:02:52 PM PDT by 3D-JOY (Visit the FREEPATHON today!)
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To: taildragger

The one I like was this; If president Obama’s goal was to weaken America he could not have done a better job”.

I’ve been saying that for over a year!


98 posted on 04/27/2016 1:02:59 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Popman

If you say so.


99 posted on 04/27/2016 1:08:29 PM PDT by nclaurel
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To: dynoman

As usual, Trump makes another brilliant more. By formulating and articulating his foreign policy in this much detail at this stage of the election, he’s actually defined the foreign policy issues that will be debated from this point forward in the election. Hillary must now speak to TRUMP’S foreign policy! Hillary must either agree or disagree with the elements of Trump’s policies, which pretty much way she will be the loser.

So, ONCE AGAIN, Donald J. Trump has defined the election issues and has defined them in such a way that it is win-win for him and lose-lose for his opponent. This is something I don’t ever recall seeing in the last 25 years, namely a GOP candidate defining the issues and putting the Democrat on the defensive, rather than the Democrat defining the issues and putting the GOP on the defensive.


100 posted on 04/27/2016 1:08:55 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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