Democratic National Security Project

We highlight the next generation of Democratic foreign policy leaders who embrace our democratic allies and forcefully oppose our authoritarian adversaries.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

Venezuela is still ruled by Maduro's human rights abuser cronies, despite the Trump administration's promises to bring democracy to the Venezuelan people.

Delcy Rodriguez is a criminal and has no business running Caracas without scheduling free and fair elections.

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: Venezuela's oil wealth is no longer being stolen, it's going directly to pay government workers, buy medical equipment, and is being audited. That's a significant advance.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

The Trump Administration's Iran policy allowed Russia to make money selling their oil. At a time when Ukraine is turning the tide on the battlefield, there is zero excuses to offer Russia any refuge. U.S. foreign policy should not be helping Russia at any point.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

RUBIO: There are time-limited extensions on sanctions waivers

SHAHEEN: It's certainly benefitted Russia. Can you commit not to extend them?

RUBIO: It depends. We would like to end it, because the underlying policy has been to sanction their oil. These are time-limited waivers

SHAHEEN: But if we continue to extend them, they are not time-limited

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

President Zelenskyy is right. The U.S., in effort to bolster our own security and that of our allies, should be increasing its industrial production as soon as possible. This is the best way to protect our national security interests.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

ZELENSKYY: We see that Russia is increasing its internal production of ballistic missiles. And we have deficit of anti-ballistic missiles. This is big problem.

United States can produce 60 to 65 missiles per month. For today's challenges, it's nothing. We need to increase and expand production.

I asked previous U.S. administration, and I'm asking today's U.S. administration: give Ukraine licenses, and we will increase production of Patriot missiles.

It will be very helpful for us. It will be very helpful for Middle East, for everybody whom the United States will decide to help.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

Bipartisan opposition to the Trump way. Bipartisan support for peace through strength in Ukraine. That’s how it’s done.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

SEN. SHAHEEN: The war in Ukraine has real implications for America’s national security, because if Russia wins that war, it will give Putin license to invade a NATO country. It would empower Xi. It’s not good for our allies. We should support Ukraine and put pressure on Russia.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Fox News' military expert just admitted that Donald Trump is responsible for giving Iran their most powerful negotiating chip: the Strait of Hormuz. Never prior to Trump's war did Iran leverage this. What an admission.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

This is the opposite of peace through strength.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have been “paused,” a senior U.S. military official said, fueling concerns among lawmakers and Taiwanese officials that President Trump’s support for the democratically governed island is wavering. https://t.co/yaQs8y1NqH

[Max Bergmann @maxbergmann]

This represents a huge diplomatic success for Ukraine.

Russia’s entire game was to just have the White House blame Ukraine for the failure of the talks and take punitive action. That was thankfully avoided

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

Donald Trump has alienated us from our allies. In doing so, he’s made the United States far weaker.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Protestors in Greenland are outside the U.S. embassy chanting “Go Home USA.” This is what Donald Trump has done to our nation. He’s made us a global embarrassment.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

If true, this would be an enormous mistake. The U.S. should stand with its allies against aggressive adversaries. Our adversaries are counting on this cowardly behavior. We can’t afford to reward them.

[Gram Slattery @G_Slattery]

Scoop:

The Trump admin is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities the US would have available to assist European nations in a major crisis, like an invasion of a NATO member, sources said

w @JonathanLanday @andrew_r_gray

[Dan Shapiro @DanielBShapiro]

The United States' network of alliances is such a strategic advantage that our competitors lack. Why would we alienate, antagonize, and abandon them (Ukraine, Denmark, Poland, Taiwan)? It's wrong. It's strategically blind. It's an own goal for the US & a win for Russia & China.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

This is not an America first approach. This endangers America’s long-run security prospects.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

trump’s approach to taiwan mirrors his approach to ukraine.

he’d rather squeeze the weaker party in the conflict to achieve his preferred outcome than maintain ties with a trusted partner and us allies more broadly.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has retreated from the world stage, leaving our allies feeling abandoned and our adversaries emboldened. That’s a problem.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

APPLEBAUM: United States under this administration is no longer interested in leading democratic coalitions against Russia or anyone else.

President Trump has begun to align US foreign and domestic policies with values and practices of the autocratic world.

Democracy is no longer at center of United States foreign policy or American identity.

President and his administration attempted to strip funding from USAID or Radio Free Europe, American institutions that once promoted democracy around the world.

Trump verbally attacked Canada, European Union, America's Asian partners, placing inexplicably high tariffs on their goods.

Trump shouted at Ukrainian president in Oval Office, threatened to annex Greenland by force, claimed that EU was created to "screw US," and echoed Putin in calling NATO paper tiger.

Trump negotiated with Russia not to bring just peace to Ukraine or security to Europe, but also in order to help US businesses profit from lifting of Russian sanctions.

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

Trump is subverting US law (Taiwan Relations Act) and openly bragging about using Taiwan's defense as a bargaining chip.

All to satisfy Xi Jinping.

This isn't leadership, it's unilateral surrender.

[Alayna Treene @alaynatreene]

Trump tells @BretBaier he views the $14 billion deal to sell weapons to Taiwan, which Congress approved in January, as "a very good negotiating chip"

“I haven't approved it yet. We're going to see what happens,” Trump said. “I'm holding that in abeyance. It depends on China. It is a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly. It's a lot of weapons.”

[Kareem Rifai 🌐 @KareemRifai]

Insanity for several reasons:

- The US has a congressional mandate to arm Taiwan
- Broadcasting that the US is using Taiwan's security as a chip empowers Taiwan's pro-China opposition
- This is horrible signaling for regional allies (Japan, South Korea, etc.)

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

America doesn't have to be a nation in decline. America doesn't have to sever its own alliances, tariff its closest partners, and give in to its enemy's demands.

We can be better — but we need leadership that's up to the task.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "President Xi said America is a nation in decline. And I said, 'You're right.'"

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

President Trump continues to leave our allies in a lurch, not knowing if the U.S. truly has their back. This is an enormous mistake.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Breaking: President Trump does not commit to congressionally approved arms sales to Taiwan. He says he will “make a determination over the next fairly short period.”

[Democratic National Security Project @demsecproject]

As Donald Trump meets with Xi Jinping, it's important to remember that he has surrendered all of America's greatest advantages. Trump has destabilized our markets, weakened the dollar and abandoned our allies. Americans want strong and intelligent foreign policy. Not this.