Alex Padilla: “But make no mistake, this year is anything but normal. What we have…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2025

But make no mistake, this year is anything but normal. What we have seen just 1 year into this second Trump administration is the destruction of eight decades of bipartisan foreign policy consensus and the destruction of postwar alliances that have kept Americans safe for generations. And we have seen growing abuses of power meant to enrich Donald Trump and his allies. And as best as I can tell, the Trump doctrine in his second term is a transactional national security and foreign policy, not of values but to the highest bidder.

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Alex Padilla

Democratic · California

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Addressing the impact of the Trump administration on U.S. foreign policy and national security.

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