Even some previous allies of Donald Trump are shocked by his tumultuous administration.
Former Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), a onetime loyalist who echoed Trump’s baseless lie that the 2020 election was stolen, is slamming the president for his disastrous dealing with of the U.S. financial system — and America’s baffling break with its earlier international insurance policies.
“I don’t understand the idea of, all of a sudden, we’re in alliance with North Korea and Russia,” Brooks advised CNN anchor Laura Coates on Tuesday. “Which is what President Trump has been doing by hurting Ukraine.”
Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White Home final month and was set to signal an settlement between the U.S. and Ukraine relating to entry to the nation’s uncommon minerals in hopes of securing additional U.S. safety in opposition to Russia.
The televised assembly changed into a blowout that shocked world leaders, political pundits and People.
Simply days earlier, the U.S. voted in opposition to a United Nations decision that condemned Russia’s conflict on Ukraine. Relatively than siding with its conventional allies, the U.S. joined Russia, North Korea and Belarus. The decision, which reaffirmed the U.N.’s “commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity” of Ukraine nonetheless handed, 93-18.
Brooks’ considerations about Trump’s second time period transcend international coverage, nonetheless. The previous lawmaker reminded Coates that Trump promised voters in 2016 “that he would be able to balance the budget in four years and pay off all of our debt in eight years.”
“And instead, he racked up the worst four years of deficit, accumulated debt and deficit well over $6 trillion of any president in history,” continued Brooks, who couldn’t assist however add, “until [former President] Joe Biden came along and did a little bit worse.”
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Brooks was loyal to Trump all through the 2020 election cycle and spoke on the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally earlier than the assault on the U.S. Capitol. In 2022, Trump took again his endorsement of Brooks’ Senate bid after the lawmaker stated the 2020 election couldn’t be overturned. Brooks stated the next yr that Trump had requested him to assist discredit Biden’s 2020 victory.
Brooks is now additionally criticizing Trump for his tariffs in opposition to China, Mexico and Canada — not for imposing them, however for flip-flopping on his plans — and advised Coates: “Yes, tariffs. No, tariffs. Yes, tariffs. No, tariffs. … That kind of uncertainty causes people to freeze up and that’s hurting our economy.”
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In a current opinion piece, nonetheless, Brooks appeared most shocked by final month’s blowout.
“The Media Debacle involving President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the worst I’ve seen emanating from America’s White House,” he wrote in a bit printed Saturday on AL.com. “Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is its only winner.”
