President Trump’s embrace of isolationism has been a hallmark of his presidency.
It is now at the center of a foreign policy that will remove troops from Syria and cut the U.S. presence in Afghanistan in half.
The president’s “America first” instincts and his willingness to make public his differences with military commanders differentiate him from recent presidents and from many members of his own party.
View the complete December 27 article by Niall Stanage on The Hill website here.