Trump’s heated rhetoric not in line with U.S. actions: American senators
HALIFAX — Two outspoken U.S. senators — one Republican and one Democrat — took aim Friday at President Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric about rejecting globalism in favour of nationalism.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen told delegates to the Halifax International Security Forum that the United States’ commitment to international co-operation should be judged by the country’s actions, not Trump’s words.
“The challenge is the rhetoric,” said Shaheen, a senator from New Hampshire who is also a member of the influential Senate Armed Services Committee.
“It is the president’s statements versus American actions and commitments. That’s where the disconnect is … There is a bipartisan commitment in Congress to invest in the world and to continue to be engaged.”