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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald TrumpUkraineVladimir PutinSusan Rice Calls Trump A 'Surrender Monkey' For Trying To Appease Putin On UkraineThe former U.S. national security adviser also likened Trump to U.K. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, whose failed foreign policy benefitted Adolf Hitler.By Marco MargaritoffTrends ReporterOct 5, 2024, 05:21 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice delivered a damning critique Thursday of Donald Trump and his foreign policy agenda for aiming to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.“The fundamentals of national security — that America needs to be strong, that we need to stand with our allies, we need to stand for our values, we have to mean what we say … never used to be under serious question,” she told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.Advertisement

“And along comes Donald Trump, who really is like the Neville Chamberlain of the Republican Party,” Rice continued. “He’s an appeaser. He’s a surrender monkey. And that’s what we’re seeing in his approach to Ukraine.”Chamberlain exercised a policy of “appeasement” during his tenure as British prime minister in the years leading up to World War II, in a failed attempt to prevent Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler from expanding German control of Europe and waging war on the United Kingdom.Trump has long been accused of having a curious relationship with Putin and recently refused to endorse a Ukrainian victory over Russia.Advertisement

“We’ve seen him fold to blandishments from Xi Jinping and many others when it was convenient for him and served his personal interests,” Rice told O’Donnell, referring to the many instances in which Trump has praised the Chinese president from the White House.“So that is why more than 700 Democrats, Republicans and Independents — very senior national security leaders — came together to oppose Donald Trump and support [Vice President] Kamala Harris,” she continued, referring to an open letter published last month.The document was signed by current and former defense officials, including former defense secretaries Chuck Hagel and William Cohen — Republicans who served respectively under Democratic former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — as well as ex-CIA director Michael Hayden.Advertisement

Rice, who called Trump “an appeaser,” said Harris would be “a strong commander-in-chief.”Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated PressTrump spokesperson Steven Cheung told The New York Times that these were “the same people who got our country into endless foreign wars and profited off of them while the American people suffered.”Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time,  we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time,  we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.Rice maintained that national security could be a bipartisan middle ground.“Until recently, foreign policy and national security were played between the 40-yard lines between Democrats and Republicans,” she told O’Donnell. “There was a center that was a responsible, rational center.”Advertisement

Rice concluded by emphasizing Harris “has the temperament and the intellect and the vision and the experience to be on day one an effective and strong commander-in-chief.”RelatedDonald TrumpUkraineVladimir PutinSusan RiceMichael Moore Warns 'Move To The Center' Could Cost Harris The PresidencyEx-Trump Aide Slams JD Vance For 'Straight Up' Lying About 1 Particular IssueKamala Harris And Liz Cheney Campaign Together For The First Time Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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