Last week, President BidenJoe BidenHaitian Prime Minister warns inequality will drive further Pelosi migration: House to pass 3 major spending laws this week Erdoğan says Turkey plans to buy another Russian defense system MORE delivered his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly. He continues to assert that “America is back” and that the United States intends to “lead all the greatest challenges of our time.” President Biden was right. But, unfortunately, the current reality looks very different.
In 1776, the birth of our nation was the result of American victory. Since then, from defeating the Axis of Evil to innovating COVID-19 vaccines, America has consistently ruled the world through its darkest times. President Biden not only fails to do this, but also makes the world more dangerous.
The Taliban and ISIS-K are needlessly emboldened, enriched and energized. Right now, they are arresting, torturing and killing Afghans who have fought alongside American troops for years. The Biden administration responded by calling these terrorists a “strategic partner.”
Unfortunately, the consequences of this continued humiliation do not stop at the borders of Afghanistan. The world watches as we leave Americans behind enemy lines, despite the greatest military force in world history. And our adversaries will benefit from President Biden’s undeniable weakness.
In the immediate wake of the catastrophic withdrawal, China has started assault drills near Taiwan. Everything indicates that China will only accelerate its efforts to reclaim the country. Unless President Biden made a fundamental change in his constitution, we can’t assume he would do anything to defend them.
Russia stepped up its cyber attacks against America as President Biden took office, presumably to test his resolve. And how did President Biden respond? He paved the way for a Russian pipeline which will stimulate our rival’s economy and increase its ability to manipulate our partners in Western Europe. This is the type of decision making that hinders our own interests, both abroad and here at home.
Despite his generosity to Russia, President Biden began his tenure by going to war with American energy. When President Biden took office, for the first time in 35 years, America was energy independent. We did not import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia in 2020. President Biden is changing that. He sabotaged the Keystone pipeline, terminated domestic oil and gas leases, lifted restrictions on Iranian oil sales, and more. Then when the price of energy started to rise, which would be inevitable, he even went to our foreign competitors and asked them to increase their production to help cover up mistakes. These decisions destroyed American jobs and strengthened our enemies.
Meanwhile, Americans have watched helplessly as our already sky-high spending escalates to even more absurd levels. In the past 18 months, Democrats have approved or proposed $ 16-18 trillion in expenses. And what does President Biden finance with your tax money? Ever-growing government, subsidies for politically-favored industries, programs that keep people out of work, and rights programs.
In essence, President Biden is committed to ensuring that government is in your life from cradle to grave, no matter what taxes and spending it entails.
As might be expected, this resulted in levels of inflation that we haven’t seen in decades. The costs of housing, fuel, food, and just about every other essential in your life are all on the rise. This is actually an additional tax for each American.
The only place President Biden was sure to be successful was in the pandemic response, at least you would think so. He inherited a ready-to-go vaccination program and an economy ready to take off. Yet he lost the trust of the American people with arbitrary, baseless and inconsistent advice.
Shortly before taking office, President Biden made the vaccination declaration that he did not “require it to be mandatory. “Now he blames his fellow Americans and political opponents for the wave of COVID-19 this summer, and orders them to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. President Biden has come a long way since his promises to unify the country and defeat COVID-19.
And where does all this take us? Unfortunately, in a more dangerous world, both at home and abroad.
Among America’s most important allies, there is no longer any confidence that President Biden can be considered a serious partner. Among America’s most competitive rivals, there is no longer any belief that President Biden can protect our interests. And among the American people, there is no longer any faith that President Biden can stand up for our most basic ideals.
Stewart represents Utah’s 2nd District.