Chris Murphy: Our Allies See No ‘Consistency in Our Foreign Policy; It’s Foreign Policy by Improvisation’

SCARBOROUGH David Ignatius is ░░░░░░░░ Washington Senator he has ░░░░░░░░ question for you IGNATIUS ░░░░░░░░ Murphy you travel a ░░░░░░░░ around the world and ░░░░░░░░ want to know what ░░░░░░░░ re hearing when we ░░░░░░░░ here in Washington a ░░░░░░░░ like this where a ░░░░░░░░ acting attorney general says ░░░░░░░░ our national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ subject to blackmail by ░░░░░░░░ Russians What do people ░░░░░░░░ when they hear that ░░░░░░░░ What you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ the world is many ░░░░░░░░ our allies and free ░░░░░░░░ slowly walking away from ░░░░░░░░ United States That s ░░░░░░░░ for a number of ░░░░░░░░ First they just don ░░░░░░░░ see any consistency in ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy It s ░░░░░░░░ policy by improvisation These ░░░░░░░░ that continue to unfold ░░░░░░░░ t help Then they ░░░░░░░░ an intentionality to the ░░░░░░░░ of personnel in our ░░░░░░░░ Department no assistant secretaries ░░░░░░░░ the world at all ░░░░░░░░ when something like this ░░░░░░░░ you would have a ░░░░░░░░ level State Department official ░░░░░░░░ out and talking to ░░░░░░░░ leaders trying to defend ░░░░░░░░ United States Because we ░░░░░░░░ t have anyone in ░░░░░░░░ State Department below the ░░░░░░░░ level we don t ░░░░░░░░ the ability to do ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ head scratching right now ░░░░░░░░ why the United States ░░░░░░░░ t have the capacity ░░░░░░░░ defend itself why it ░░░░░░░░ not out there trying ░░░░░░░░ explain what s happening ░░░░░░░░ seems today not to ░░░░░░░░ a coincidence a mistake ░░░░░░░░ seems to be intentional ░░░░░░░░ this administration is just ░░░░░░░░ from making our case ░░░░░░░░ the world.”