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In a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, Democratic vice president nominee Kamala Harris has accused Trump of “betraying our friends and embracing dictators” as she attacked his “unilateral approach” to his foreign policy that led to America pulling out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal and making the country less safer.
During the only vice presidential debate during the 2020 presidential election held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday night as reported by news agency PTI, , the 55-year-old California Senator stressed foreign policy “might sound complicated” but really is about relationships.
“You’ve got to keep your word to your friends. You’ve got to be loyal to your friends. People who’ve stood with you, you’ve got to stand with them, Harris said during the 90-minute debate.
“Donald Trump has betrayed our friends and has embraced dictators around the world,” she said, inviting strong rebuttal from Vice President Mike Pence who said the Trump administration has “stood strong with our allies.” “We’ve strengthened our alliances … and stood strong against those who would do us harm,” Pence said, strongly defending his boss. Criticising the Trump administration for taking the US out of the Iran nuclear deal and isolating America, Harris called Trump’s foreign policy “unilateral”, and “isolationist”.
President Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, in May 2018, in one of the biggest foreign policy decisions. The move was opposed by US allies France, Britain and Germany. The landmark deal was the crowning diplomatic achievement of former president Barack Obama.
