President Donald Trump is keeping his promise to put Americans first and protect United States vital interests in the Western Hemisphere. On December 2, President Trump issued a proclamation reaffirming the goals of a policy known as the Monroe Doctrine.
President Trump’s proclamation states, “On December 2, 1823, the doctrine of American sovereignty was immortalized in prose when President James Monroe declared before the Nation a simple truth that has echoed throughout the ages: The United States will never waver in defense of our homeland, our interests, or the well-being of our citizens… my Administration proudly reaffirms this promise under a new ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine: That the American people — not foreign nations nor globalist institutions — will always control their own destiny in our hemisphere.”
“More than 2 centuries ago,” President Trump noted, “President Monroe proclaimed before the United States Congress what is today known as the legendary “Monroe Doctrine” — a bold policy that rejects foreign interference of faraway nations and confidently asserts United States leadership in the Western Hemisphere.”
“The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers,” President Monroe asserted. “With those mighty words,” said President Trump, “every nation knew that the United States of America was emerging as a superpower unlike anything the world had ever known — and that nothing could ever rival the strength, unity, and resolve of a freedom-loving people.”
“In the centuries since, President Monroe’s doctrine of sovereignty has guarded the American continents against communism, fascism, and foreign infringement, and as the 47th President of the United States,” President Trump affirmed, “I am proudly reasserting this time-honored policy.”
President Trump noted that, “Since I took office, I have aggressively pursued an America first policy of peace through strength. We restored U.S. privileged access through the Panama Canal. We are reestablishing American maritime dominance. We are disrupting non-market practices in the international supply chain and logistics sectors”.
President Trump also noted that the U.S. is “halting the flow of deadly drugs flowing through Mexico, ending the invasion of illegal aliens along our southern border, and dismantling narco-terrorist networks all across the Western Hemisphere. To defend our Nation’s workers and industries, I recently secured historic trade deals with El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala, allowing greater and more streamlined market access.
“Reinvigorated by my Trump Corollary,” said the President, “the Monroe Doctrine is alive and well—and American leadership is coming roaring back stronger than ever before.”
President renewed his pledge “to always uphold American sovereignty, security, and safety first.” Above all, he said, “we vow to protect our cherished national legacy of republican self-government against all threats, foreign and domestic.”
