Political Quotes

“I got home last night or at least got back to Washington last night at midnight after completing a whirlwind trip of 3 days to Lithuania. I went there in a bipartisan delegation to be present for the NATO summit. It was a historic meeting. President Biden was there and the leaders of many countries from around the world--not just the NATO allies but, for instance, the President of the Republic of South Korea and the Prime Minister from Australia. What brought them all together was a historic event. The NATO alliance, which has been in existence for over 70 years, was created after World War II to bring peace to at least the European and American region of the world. It has been successful because we gathered nations--now 31--together in common purpose to fight off anyone who would attack us, to let those who are thinking of attacking us know the heavy price they would pay. So the message from Vilnius, Lithuania, to Vladimir Putin this week is not a good one for him. The message is that the NATO alliance is bigger, stronger, and more unified than it ever has been in history. In a way, it is kind of a surprise. It wasn't that long ago that the previous President, Donald Trump, raised enough questions among leaders in the world that they wondered if there would be a NATO. Trump, of course, was a close friend--I still can't understand why--of Vladimir Putin's, often finding him so admirable and praising him for his crazy politics.…”