    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H864]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        AMERICA'S STANDING IN THE WORLD

      (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for
    1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, America once liberated France from the Nazi
    regime, freed Kuwait from the grip of Saddam Hussein, and defended
    South Korea against North Korean aggression. However, this apparently
    is a new MAGA America, siding with the evil aggressor and blaming the
    victim.
      Ronald Reagan called Russia the evil empire, but Donald Trump knows
    better. George H.W. Bush called Russia part of the axis of evil, but
    Donald Trump knows better. Our U.S. vote in the U.N. supports the
    aggressor, Russia; not the victim, an independent Ukraine.
      Under President Trump, we are losing our moral standing in world
    affairs. Our enemies are watching. They are making alliances while we
    toss aside allies like Canada and Europe to satisfy the inconceivable
    love this President has for Vladimir Putin.
      Putin poisons his critics. That is who our new best friend is.
      I am new to this Chamber, but hear me, Mr. Speaker: Consequences will
    be tragic for those who love freedom worldwide if we don't return to
    true American foundational principles: freedom and democracy.

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