More and more are known about the cast of top positions in the future Donald Trump administration. Now the key issue is: who will be the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate. It is up to this body that much depends on the implementation of the President-elect's agenda, which has the ambition to radically change abroad policy. 1 possible candidate is Texan John Cornyn. He is simply a neo-conservative, not only a spokesperson for the Ukrainian president and a supporter of military interventions. Collin Pruett of "The American Conservative" believes that he will surely undermine Donald Trump's program.
John Cornyn (72 l) has played an crucial function in Texas' political life since 1985. He then became the first territory justice in Bexar region (San Antonio). 5 years later, he went to the State ultimate Court and then to the Texas lawyer General position in 1998. He went to the U.S. legislature in 2002 as George W. Bush's ally. In his next term, he had no problem choosing to be a senator. He has now started his seventh campaign, applying for the position of leader of the Republican legislature Conference, which is presently Mitch McConnel, and besides for the position of majority leader in the Senate, held present by Chuck Schumer.
“Big John is simply a strong rival. The Republican of the old school, coming consecutive from the now mostly no longer existing Bush wings in GOP, Texas, represents an apparent choice if the legislature Republican Conference seeks McConnell's replacement one-to-one. Both the kind and politics of Cornyn and McConnell are almost indistinguishable. Texan's promotion to leadership would most likely undermine Trump and Vance's mandate for populist-nationalist reforms, says the writer "The American Conservative".
It recalls that "the central point of Trump-Vance is to transform American abroad policy". Americans are tired of engaging in the war abroad and anticipate Washington to reduce its commitment to Ukraine or the mediate East. To accomplish this, reforms of the Pentagon and the National safety Agency will be necessary. And for that, you request congressmen's permission. According to Pruett, Cornyn "may prove to be a crucial obstacle".
He is simply a “aggressive neoconservative” who “consistently supports US military interventions worldwide, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Ukraine”. His “warryness” from Bush's time “does not give up, making him 1 of the most ardent supporters of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski in the Senate”.
He is mostly liable for the preparation of the draft debt law for Ukraine and the defence of democracy of 2022, which allowed colossal military, economical and humanitarian assistance worth nearly $90 billion to Kiev, despite concerns about corruption and misuse of funds. It was Corny who besides introduced the halt Russian GOLD bill, imposing secondary sanctions on entities active in transactions involving the Russian gold central bank.
The Texan besides did not fear escalation of tension with the Russians and rejected Kremlin's claims justifying aggression against Ukraine by erstwhile NATO provocations in the form of an alliance extension. Cornyn replied that "The United States played no function in triggering this crisis", but "they have a work to support the Ukrainian people in their conflict to defend their sovereignty."
The American Conservative expects serious obstacles from the neoconservative senator to possibly negociate Trump's squad with Russian leader and resistance, "if not sabotage, in the event of Trump's peace negotiations.
It is besides to be opposed to imposing advanced duties on goods from another countries. Cornyn was a lifelong supporter of free trade, supported free trade agreements specified as the 2005 CAFTA. He critically criticized Trump for his first word erstwhile he proposed to place customs on goods from Mexico. He compared the duties to “holding a weapon to his own head”. During the campaign, Trump spoke of his "problematic trade policy". Meanwhile, major trade agreements require the acceptance of the legislature and, in the case of Trump's protectionist programme, if Cornyn leads the Senate, he should be expected to be obstructed.
The neoconservative is besides not a supporter of a rigorous migration policy. Although he himself introduced border safety laws and sometimes opposed amnesty, he supported more targeted measures allowing amnesty. In 2016, Cornyn rejected Trump's proposal to build a border wall, recognising it as “naked”. And in 2021, he supported the DREAM Act, cooperating with a coalition of business interests related to human trafficking.
Against Cornyn's candidacy as head of the Republican majority in the Senate, his colleagues from the Texas organization leadership performed. The Tarrant region Republican Party, representing the largest Republican region in America, along with the Dallas region GOP, issued a joint statement. It states: "In view of the fact that John Cornyn, who has repeatedly acted against the Republicans and stood on the side of the Democrats, is the main candidate for the position, pushing collective laws that do not benefit the Americans, the Tarrant region Republican organization rejects John Cornyn as a possible majority leader in the United States legislature and encourages Republican U.S. Senators to elect a majority leader who represents president Trump and the America First Agenda, specified as Rick Scott and John Kennedy".
Source: theamaericanconservative.com
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