Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) Told Breitbart News In An Exclusive Interview On Wednesday That America Should Be Building Roads And Bridges In America, Not Afghanistan.
“I’m tired of spending $50 billion a year in Afghanistan building roads and bridges over there where I would rather build roads and bridges here,” Paul told Breitbart News Deputy Political Editor Amanda House during a wide-ranging interview that included President Donald Trump’s push to advance an America First foreign policy,
A study from Brown University released on Wednesday found that American taxpayers spent $5.9 trillion in military action in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan since 2001, which is $2 trillion more than all federal government spending during the 2017-18 fiscal year.
The Kentucky Republican contended that President Trump “truly believes in America First foreign policy,” however, he warned that some of his advisors have advocated against his foreign policy vision.
“I think that some of the people [Trump] surrounded himself with are really part of the foreign policy swamp that believes that war is always the answer,” Paul cautioned.- READ MORE