Opinion: The first big 'reset' interview for Beto O’Rourke
Former representative and Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke in New London, N.H., on May 10. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 14 at 12:00 PM Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, in the first major media stop on his reset tour, sat down with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday night.
When the conversation did turn to substance — wow, on foreign policy no less! — O’Rourke did several things quite well. O’Rourke noted that when Trump sucks up to these autocrats, he calls into question whether democracy or authoritarianism is the way forward. Preferring dictators over democratically-elected Western leaders, he said, weakens a key component of our strength, namely our alliances.
He also made some base-pleasing but entirely appropriate comments about the need to work with our allies and others on problems that traverse borders, such as climate change.
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