Afternoon all. Sharing a new interview I just completed with Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. A video recording and rough transcript are above. Senator Coons is one of our most important foreign policy and national security leaders in Congress, holding ranking positions overseeing both the Pentagon and State Department. I am grateful he took the time to be with the Hopium community today.
This is a timely and far-ranging interview. I’ve known the Senator well for many decades now. He is a deeply thoughtful and committed American patriot. I wanted to check in to get his take on the impact Trump is having on our standing in the world, our alliances, our economy and our democracy. Having just returned from a visit to the Philippines and Taiwan, two close American allies, he has fresh insights into our current moment. You will want to hear what he has to say. Spoiler alert - it isn’t good for America, or for the freedom-loving people of the world.
As he says towards the end of the interview: “We are creating a Trump sized hole in our national security that the Chinese are walking through. And frankly, it is the dumbest, most self-destructive, most foolish thing I can imagine.”
Related Work From Senator Coons And Hopium:
Trump’s attack on USAID is an assault on Americans’ safety - Senator Chris Coons, The Washington Post
The Historic Cowardice Of John Thune And Mike Johnson Threaten Our Republic
Ending Trump’s Destructive Tariffs - My Conversation With Senator Tim Kaine
Keep working hard all. So proud to be in this fight with all of you - Simon
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