The following is an excerpt from my latest news analysis in The Hill.
Thereโs an important revelation from the first day of impeachment hearings that I havenโt heard discussed. It has to do with the witnessesโ strange notion of how foreign policy works...
...There must be some confusion.
Under the U.S. Constitution, it is the president of the United States who determines foreign policy. How can President Trump be โat odds with foreign policyโ when heโs the one who determines it?...
...Trumpโs enemies may cheer on the idea of diplomats and other officials choosing to oppose or undermine his wishes. But based on our Constitution, the dissenting diplomats are the ones who are at odds with โofficial foreign policyโโ not the other way around. To the extent they are attempting to further policies that oppose or undermine the presidentโs wishes, they are the ones conducting the โshadow campaign.โ
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