Sen. Ted Cruz

And I think both of those were in a very direct way caused by Joe Biden's weakness, that our enemies are

When Biden withdrew from Afghanistan in an absolute debacle of incompetence that, among other things, cost the lives of 13 American servicemen and women, I said at the time,

I said this has made the world much more dangerous.

I said the odds of Russia invading Ukraine have just increased tenfold and the odds of China invading Taiwan have increased tenfold.

And our enemies have looked to the Oval Office.

They've taken the measure of the commander in chief and they've concluded that he's weak and feckless.

In contrast, Donald Trump, our enemies are terrified of him.

And I think America is safer.

when our enemies are afraid of the commander in chief.

Appeasement increases the chances of military conflict.

I've joked, there's a reason nobody goes and studies and gets a degree from the Neville Chamberlain School of Foreign Affairs.

It doesn't work.

Appeasement encourages bullies and tyrants.

And so you see, look, when Trump went into Venezuela and arrested Maduro and his wife,

That had a profound impact, and it resulted in our enemies.

I think it reduced the chance of conflict.

Now, you said, well, couldn't Iran want nukes to avoid people attacking them?

Look, if they weren't killing everyone, nobody would be attacking them.

This is not a military.

The United States is not an aggressor seeking conquest.