Madeleine Albright hammers Trump for 'abdication' of US leadership
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright decried on Friday what she deemed was President Trump's isolationist approach to international affairs and failure to curb the spread of despotism around the world.
In an op-ed published by The New York Times, Albright warned of the growing threat of a resurgence of fascism and criticized Trump for withdrawing the U.S. from the global leadership roll that has helped maintain international order.
"The possibility that fascism will be accorded a fresh chance to strut around the world stage is enhanced by the volatile presidency of Donald Trump," wrote Albright, who under President Clinton became the first woman to lead the State Department.
"If freedom is to prevail over the many challenges to it, American leadership is urgently required. This was among the indelible lessons of the 20th century," she wrote. "But by what he has said, done and failed to do, Mr. Trump has steadily diminished America’s positive clout in global councils."
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