[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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