With a foreign aid package getting caught up in Congress and the world on fire, typically we look to Republicans to be reasonable voices on American interests when it comes to foreign affairs. “America First,” the mantra of the current crop of conservative Republicans who came up in the era of Trump, should mean that America’s interests come first and our global foes’ interests should not come at all.
The idea that America’s interests need to be first is put to the test, then, after Sen. JD Vance of Ohio claimed that Ukraine should be willing to cede land to Russia as part of a peace agreement.
Vance also reiterated that he believes “there will be negotiation” and Ukraine should be willing to give up at least some of its territory to end the war, which began in February 2022.
“It ends the way nearly every single war has ever ended: when people negotiate and each side gives up…
