Iconic Indiana Republican weighs in on President Trump.
'An iconic former Indiana senator has some harsh words for the current president's foreign policy.
Richard Lugar released a statement Tuesday saying that President Donald Trump's foreign policy goals are "simplistic, prosaic and reactive" and that they're motivated by fear.
Read the full statement from The Lugar Center:
Former Sen. Richard G. Lugar said today many of President Trump’s stated foreign policy goals are "simplistic, prosaic and reactive,” and are characteristic of “a selfish, inward looking nation that is being motivated by fear, not a great superpower with capacity to shape global affairs."
In remarks prepared for a Washington event hosted by the Foreign Policy Association, Lugar, a former chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that if Trump fully followed through on his current policies for trade, immigration and international alliances, "the net effect…would be an economic and geopolitical disaster."
Lugar, a Republican from Indiana who served 36 years in the Senate, said the president is relying too much on beefing up the military while “squandering America’s international leverage.”
"We cannot bomb our way to security," Lugar said.'>>>
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