Conservative businessman and GOP frontrunner Donald J. Trump has been attacked by his opponents and the Republican establishment for his stances on foreign policy. Trump says he wants to put America first, and stop getting ripped off by foreign countries who benefit from free American defense.
But when he was asked about what would happen if North Korea decided to go to war with South Korea or Japan, he shocked the political establishment!
Via The Guardian:
Speaking at a rally in Rothschild, Wisconsin ahead of the state’s primary on Tuesday, the Republican presidential frontrunner said that if conflict between Japan and nuclear-armed North Korea were to break out, “it would be a terrible thing but if they do, they do”.
“Good luck,” he added. “Enjoy yourself, folks.”
Referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Trump also complained that the US had 28,000 troops on the armistice line between North Korea and South Korea “to stop a maniac”.
Trump complained that the United States received no benefit from deploying troops around the world to help other countries who did not reimburse American taxpayers. “We can’t be the policeman of the world,” said Trump.
“What we do get out of it?” he asked. “It’s time that other people stopped looking at us as stupid, stupid people.”
He pledged, if elected, “we are going to get these countries to pay but not only to pay all the money they owe us for many years … we’ve been carrying these countries”, he said.
Whoa! That’s not an answer you hear very often. While most candidates for office would pledge unlimited defense for South Korea and Japan, Trump says he doesn’t want America to be involved if it doesn’t affect our security.
This goes along with Trump’s recent claims that he understands the world better than his opponents:
What do you think? Do you agree with Trump that America should defend America first, or should America be the world’s policeman? Share your thoughts in the comments below!