Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Well, first of all, God bless the Canadians. Their strength and their resolve, their unwillingness to kowtow to this petty threats by Donald Trump. God bless our northern neighbors, because in many ways, their strength is our strength. I stand for America and what is in America's interest is to stand with perhaps their strongest ally throughout my lifetime has been the Canadians.

But in terms of what I'm hearing from other leaders, it's painful. It is painful. on the Foreign Relations Committee for these past years, I've developed great relationships with everybody from European leaders to African leaders, Middle East leaders, and more. And all of them will say to me in private that they have for their lifetime looked to America for light and example.

But in terms of what I'm hearing from other leaders, it's painful. It is painful. on the Foreign Relations Committee for these past years, I've developed great relationships with everybody from European leaders to African leaders, Middle East leaders, and more. And all of them will say to me in private that they have for their lifetime looked to America for light and example.

But in terms of what I'm hearing from other leaders, it's painful. It is painful. on the Foreign Relations Committee for these past years, I've developed great relationships with everybody from European leaders to African leaders, Middle East leaders, and more. And all of them will say to me in private that they have for their lifetime looked to America for light and example.

They know that we are not a perfect nation. They know that we have made real mistakes. but they have never believed that our intentions weren't noble. Our intentions weren't good. This is the first time they really are questioning American intent and seeing a president that was elected once, you know, that fool me once, shame on,

They know that we are not a perfect nation. They know that we have made real mistakes. but they have never believed that our intentions weren't noble. Our intentions weren't good. This is the first time they really are questioning American intent and seeing a president that was elected once, you know, that fool me once, shame on,

They know that we are not a perfect nation. They know that we have made real mistakes. but they have never believed that our intentions weren't noble. Our intentions weren't good. This is the first time they really are questioning American intent and seeing a president that was elected once, you know, that fool me once, shame on,

shame on you, but fool me twice, elect him twice, shame on you Americans. And I'm hearing that from a lot of folks who just are so disappointed that our country, knowing who he is, would allow him to the presidency again, for him to shake up, not just the rules-based world order, but at a time that authoritarian governments are on the rise and you're seeing democracies

shame on you, but fool me twice, elect him twice, shame on you Americans. And I'm hearing that from a lot of folks who just are so disappointed that our country, knowing who he is, would allow him to the presidency again, for him to shake up, not just the rules-based world order, but at a time that authoritarian governments are on the rise and you're seeing democracies

shame on you, but fool me twice, elect him twice, shame on you Americans. And I'm hearing that from a lot of folks who just are so disappointed that our country, knowing who he is, would allow him to the presidency again, for him to shake up, not just the rules-based world order, but at a time that authoritarian governments are on the rise and you're seeing democracies

a decline, seeing democratic traditions under assault, they just can't believe that America, the United States of America, would be part and parcel of the undermining of the values and principles of free democracies.

a decline, seeing democratic traditions under assault, they just can't believe that America, the United States of America, would be part and parcel of the undermining of the values and principles of free democracies.

a decline, seeing democratic traditions under assault, they just can't believe that America, the United States of America, would be part and parcel of the undermining of the values and principles of free democracies.

Look, we are far more connected on this planet and in this nation than we realize. I think that goodness, decency, mercy, grace, these are viral spirits.

Look, we are far more connected on this planet and in this nation than we realize. I think that goodness, decency, mercy, grace, these are viral spirits.

Look, we are far more connected on this planet and in this nation than we realize. I think that goodness, decency, mercy, grace, these are viral spirits.

In fact, I know at Stanford they have a researcher that has shown that doing one act of kindness, even like walking down the street and bending down and picking up a piece of trash, not realizing that people are seeing you do that, actually could affect the behavior of people three degrees of separation. So I always tell people, use your power.

In fact, I know at Stanford they have a researcher that has shown that doing one act of kindness, even like walking down the street and bending down and picking up a piece of trash, not realizing that people are seeing you do that, actually could affect the behavior of people three degrees of separation. So I always tell people, use your power.

In fact, I know at Stanford they have a researcher that has shown that doing one act of kindness, even like walking down the street and bending down and picking up a piece of trash, not realizing that people are seeing you do that, actually could affect the behavior of people three degrees of separation. So I always tell people, use your power.

Be a force of good and kindness and decency in a world that really needs more of it. The problem is that meanness, cruelty can also be viral as well. And we now have in the White House somebody who does not embody the best of our virtues, doesn't embody the kind of ideals that we want to see in this world. And I tell you, the echoes of presidents of past, George Washington, I cannot tell a lie.