Jack Reed: “I think it's a better approach.”

His administration removed Nicolás Maduro from power, threw its weight behind the unelected leadership that replaced Maduro, and is now attempting to use U.S. military assets and taxpayer-backed financing to boost a private oil venture.

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

A blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.

Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved. Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.