This morning, I released a significant defense investment proposal.
Read my plan that would rebuild the U.S. military and defense industrial base for a generation:
bit.ly/WickerDefenseI…
I commend Chancellor Merz @bundeskanzler for his leadership in imposing strong economic sanctions in response to Putin’s reckless provocations toward NATO. Germany’s stalwart stance against Moscow should serve as an example to all western allies, including the United States.
Putin’s failures in Ukraine have driven him to unprecedented aggression against NATO allies. This is deliberate escalation — an attempt to coerce NATO into abandoning Ukraine. It won’t work. Discussions about our force posture review in Europe must account for a wounded Putin
Dolly Parton was Americana personified! She was generous, kind, patriotic, and empathetic. World famous and self-deprecating at the same time. We will never see another like her. What a life, what an example!
35 years ago, Ukrainians secured independence from the Soviet Union. Today, they are defending that sovereignty from a tyrant in Moscow. The free world must stand with them. Their enemy is our enemy: Vladimir Putin and his terrorism, war crimes, and lies.