Michael G. Mullen: “I'm more afraid of the red ink than the red menace.”

I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trump's leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.

They are not battle spaces to be dominated and must never become so.

It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel, including members of the National Guard forcibly and violently clearing the path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the President's visit outside St. John's Church.

This is a moment when more investment in diplomacy and development is needed, not less.