But the truth is that all over the country, developing nations look to the United States, to our Constitution, to our declaration of independence, to our appreciation of human freedom and democracy and say, you know, that makes sense. And now For us to shift into alliances with authoritarian thugs and Murderers like Putin or the Saudi Arabian government or other oligarchies is something that is extremely distressing to the vast majority of American people. Do you think that history will look back favorably upon the past decade of military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine? (03:15–03:34)
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Asserts that aligning with authoritarian regimes is distressing to most Americans.
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