Mike Pence

In the United States and particularly after Afghanistan, we saw Russia launch its brutal and unprovoked invasion into Ukraine.

We saw Hamas surge across the borders of Gaza with the most brutal assault on the Jewish people.

since the holocaust and we've seen china continue its its military provocations across the asia pacific when when we were in office we spoke about what the new trump administration speaks about and that is peace through strength and i think the relationship between the united states and our allies across the free world has never been more important and trade is a part of that i i would

Hasten to add that I believe in free trade with free nations and the president's unilateral tariffs imposed on friend and foe alike, I think, have been contrary to the long term interest in prosperity of the West.

We ought to be working always.

to lower trade barriers and lower non-tariff barriers and subsidies.

That's what we did during our four years.

We used tariffs and the threat of tariffs to negotiate to open markets.

But what we're seeing in this new Trump administration,

is the use of broad-based tariffs that I think ultimately harm U.S.

consumers, harm growth, but also more profoundly, they really threaten to fray long-standing relationships in the free world at just the time that we need them stronger than ever before.

Well, first off, I've been a steadfast supporter of U.S.

military assistance to Ukraine.

I mean, Russia's unprovoked invasion has cost hundreds of thousands of lives

And America is the leader of the free world.

And it's absolutely essential that we continue to uphold the principle that we will not allow authoritarian regimes to redraw international lines by force.

A century ago, we looked the other way as authoritarian regimes marched across Europe and the world inherited power.

The whirlwind and the tragedy of World War Two.

And so I think it's important the United States continue to stay firm.

I'm pleased that the Trump administration has gotten to a better place after, as you said, stops and starts on support for Ukraine.