Mitch McConnell Warns Trump About Adopting ‘Isolationist’ Foreign Policy [Video]

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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell warn on Monday warned President-elect Donald Trump about adopting the “isolationist” voices within the GOP to build his foreign policy, urging him to reject it and instead take up a foreign policy rooted in military strength and global engagement.

Why It Matters

McConnell, who is set to step down from Senate leadership, outlined his concerns in an essay published Monday in Foreign Affairs. The Kentucky senator warned that any U.S. retreat from its international commitments would embolden adversaries and destabilize global security.

“The time to restore American hard power is now,” McConnell wrote, arguing that military readiness should override “both left-wing faith in hollow internationalism and right-wing flirtation with isolation and decline.”

This critique reflects McConnell’s long-standing opposition to the isolationist wing of the Republican Party. Most recently, he spearheaded a successful push to secure additional U.S. aid for Ukraine despite internal party resistance. However, …