Trump may not be a neoconservative, but he is influenced by neocons: Ron Paul
US President Donald Trump may not be a neoconservative, but he is heavily influenced by neocons, according to renowned US politician and thinker Ron Paul.
Paul, a former Republican congressman who has also run for presidency, made the remarks in an interview when asked if he thinks that President Trump is a neocon.
“Probably not in the true sense of the word,” Dr. Paul replied, “but that does not mean that he isn’t influenced by the neocons. He obviously is.”
“And what makes you wonder whether he is just rhetoric and whether he deep-down inside whether he is, because of his appointments. And that’s the thing I ponder. I go back and forth but I just look at the conclusion at the very end. And that’s all that counts,” he added.
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Paul said that Trump frequently “sounds like he doesn’t strongly identify with neocons, but his policies frequently do.”
He went on to say that it is low on his “list of priorities” to label Trump. Instead, Paul said he focuses on analyzing the particular policies Trump pursues.
“When [Trump] makes a move toward peace, I complement him. When he’s moving toward war, I complain,” Dr. Paul said.
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In another interview, Dr. Paul said President Trump will regret the day he allowed American neoconservatives to take over his foreign policy.
“President Trump will come to regret the day he let the neocons take over his foreign policy. Their track record is abysmal. The attack on Syria was clearly illegal, and should his party lose the House in November he may find his new fair-weather friends in the Democratic Party quickly turning foul,” he said in April.
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