So much of Donald Trump’s foreign policy seems like something from a dark novel. Canada as our 51st state. Invading Greenland, or maybe just buying it, and destroying NATO in the process. Insane tariffs all over the world—on one day, off the next. A military operation that removed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro but doesn’t, Trump and company say, constitute an act of war.
Micah Lasher believes it’s long past time for Congress to reassert its power over foreign policy, one explicitly granted by the Constitution. He’ll fight to restore the United States’ role as a serious leader on the international stage, advancing democracy, human rights, and collaboration to resolve shared global challenges, and for a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy and the rule of law.
In Congress, Micah will:
- Stand up against any president’s attempts to bypass congressional authority on matters of foreign policy, especially by strengthening the War Powers Resolution.
- Work to rebuild and strengthen our alliances with NATO members and other democratic nations.
- Fight to repeal Donald Trump’s irresponsible and vindictive deployment of tariffs, which are raising costs and directly causing harm to U.S. small businesses.
- Use the power of congressional oversight to hold the Trump administration accountable for their abusive and illegal actions and increase transparency.
- Prioritize diplomacy, de-escalation, and long-term stability, with military action only as a last resort with clear objectives and accountability.
- Fight for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and reestablish the United States as a leader in international cooperation to combat the existential threat of climate change.
- Advocate for the reassembly of the State Department and USAID, which faced extensive cuts under the Trump administration.
- Rebuild a U.S. foreign policy that centers transparent, principled, and constitutional actions and strengthens democracy on the global stage.