… oppressing its people for over 60 years, that has been a thorn in the side of the United States and is a threat to our national interests. And so this The president has now refocused his efforts, and rightly so, on our hemisphere. And for too long, we ignored our hemisphere and we've allowed our adversaries, China, Russia, North Korea, Iran to operate in our hemisphere to the detriment of the interests of the United States and its people. (21:47–21:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that the president is refocusing efforts on the Western Hemisphere.
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