Boyle Statement on President Trump’s Asia Trip

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's recent trip to Asia:

"Diplomacy can't be done in 140 characters. What should have been an important opportunity to reassure our allies during a time of escalated anxiety, and to discuss the North Korea threat in Asia during the longest trip there by an American President in more than a quarter century instead became another unbecoming, political stunt from President Trump. Again, the president responded to real foreign policy threats with immature name-calling and hyperbolic rhetoric, attacked our intelligence community, and pledged his unwavering support for Vladimir Putin and Rodrigo Duterte, a man accused of leaving thousands dead from a brutal war on drugs. All the while, yet again, President Trump failed to make mention of human rights violations or attacks on American democracy. Unfortunately, the only constant in Mr. Trump's foreign policy seems to be his disturbing admiration for autocratic rulers and reluctance to stand up for the principles that truly make America great."
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