So we made it very clear. America first, not America alone. And within that there are philosophical undergirdings to our strategy. The one that is missed most often with the NSS is sovereignty. The sovereignty of nation states, especially America, is paramount. The President believes in the Westphalian system of national sovereignty. The wall isn't important qua the wall. It's because it's an expression of our sovereignty controlling who comes into our country. (09:00–09:07)
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Asserts the importance of national sovereignty, particularly for the United States.
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