Russell Vought: “We want a big maritime supremacy effort to be able to ensure…”

“I mean, there's a priority for the Western Hemisphere. It's not something that would have been foreign, quite frankly, to the first generation of our presidents. Very consistent with the Monroe Doctrine. We want a big maritime supremacy effort to be able to ensure that we keep sea lanes open. and we can be wherever we need to be. So again, I think this president is doing diplomacy personally in a way we haven't seen in generations.” (05:13–05:21)

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