And so this 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. And this president will no longer tolerate that. And so I have to take my hat off to him. (17:39–17:52)
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Asserts that adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran have been operating in the Western Hemisphere to the detriment of U.S. interests.
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