But the administration insists that US Is stronger than ever and that these cuts will not impede America's ability to have that influence. What's your take on that? When there's an earthquake in Myanmar and we pull our disaster response team from the ground and then China says we'll do it, that's a cheap way to get really goodwill all across the planet and embarrass the United States of America. I mean, we are absolutely cutting off our nose despite our face. I mean, it's just factually not true that we're present where we used to be. (12:30–12:43)
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Asserts that U.S. withdrawal from disaster response allows China to gain goodwill and embarrass the U.S.
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