Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday the “survival of the West” depended on countries prioritising their own national interests before extending a helping hand to their neighbours.
Speaking via video link at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London, Johnson argued the U.S. could only maintain its “strength and leadership” if its foreign policy was centred on its national interests.
“It’s a matter of common sense for each of our countries to acknowledge that we must each take care of our own houses before we help take care of the neighbourhood,” Johnson said.
"As we seek to make America safer, stronger and more prosperous, we will encourage all our friends and allies to do the same in and for their own countries.
Mike, you aren’t even following your own rhetoric. Oh, the GOP takes care of their own house, but then stop short of ever helping the neighborhood. Eight years ago you guys said you had a better plan than the ACA (Obamacare). Not only have you never shown it, but you’re currently cutting Medicaid making healthcare objectively worse for millions of Americans that you supposedly represent. You’re setting fire to the neighborhood around you to keep your own house 1 degree warmer and you’re calling that a success while the neighbors are now freezing from being homeless.
And if the women down the street is being abused by her husband, it’s in all of our best interest that she come in and be safe until the police get here
And if the kid down the block is playing the same sport as my kids, they’re welcome to our hand me downs
And if there’s a neighborhood bbq, I’ll be there, and bring something
Not one of these things impacts my ability to deal with my own shit but it helps other people and builds a healthy neighborhood where we can live in peace and security, and know they’ll be here to support us too