With the election of President-elect Donald Trump, foreign policy is about to drastically change according to Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R). However, he claims that it's going to change for the better. Under President Joe Biden (D), the Florida Republican believes that the United States has received the short end of the stick with both its allies and adversaries. With the incoming Trump Administration, Rep. Diaz-Balart is certain that a "new day" for foreign policy will take center stage.
This week, Rep. Diaz-Balart sat down with The Floridian to discuss President Donald Trump (R) and the sweeping reforms he'll broker with other countries. The president-elect has already made some headlines after threatening Canada, China, and Mexico with aggressive tariffs, which resulted in Mexico responding with its own tariff threat.
President Trump also had dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week at Mar-a-Lago. During the dinner, the Canadian Prime Minister allegedly brought up the tariffs, noting that it would negatively impact the Canadian economy.
According to Fox News' Peter Doocy, President Trump allegedly responded by saying "if Canada can't survive without ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion a year then maybe Canada should become the 51st state and Trudeau could become its governor."
In discussing the changes in foreign policy that the Trump Administration will usher in, Rep. Diaz-Balart suggested that the president-elect will rule with an iron fist, which he believes is drastically different than the current administration.
"He doesn't take crap from not only from adversaries but allies who then abuse the relationship with the United States, so that's why I'm really, really excited," Diaz-Balart said.
The Florida Republican further commented that the Biden Administration tends to "confuse our allies with our adversaries," adding that "they seem to pressure our allies and give unilateral concessions to our adversaries."
