{"id":2381088,"date":"2024-12-17T16:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-mast-commits-to-america-first-diplomacy-that-wont-be-played-for-a-sucker-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:03:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:03:47","slug":"brian-mast-commits-to-america-first-diplomacy-that-wont-be-played-for-a-sucker-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-mast-commits-to-america-first-diplomacy-that-wont-be-played-for-a-sucker-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Mast commits to \u2018America first\u2019 diplomacy that won\u2019t be \u2018played for a sucker\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrian-mast-commits-to-america-first-diplomacy-that-wont-be-played-for-a-sucker-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381088&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kareem-abdul-jabbar-urges-hollywood-to-combat-asian-stereotypes\/\" title=\"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Urges Hollywood To \u2018Combat Asian Stereotypes\u2019\">content features<\/a> \u200da button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; that, \u200dwhen clicked, presumably\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reveals additional\u2062 details<\/a>. It includes a search bar and menu \u2063buttons \u200cdesigned for mobile navigation. \u200dThe main focus\u2064 is on an article or report about Rep. \u2062Brian Mast, who is advocating for an &#8216;America first&#8217; approach to diplomacy, emphasizing a diplomatic strategy \u2064that prioritizes national interests and avoids \u200cbeing \u200cexploited.The \u200dpresentation is\u2064 structured with \u200dvarious sections, including a title, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/questions-raised-over-whether-pres-would-pardon-son\/\" title=\"Concerns Arise Regarding President&#039;s Potential Pardon for Son\">video element<\/a>, and search functionalities for user \u2062convenience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brian Mast commits to &lsquo;America first&rsquo; diplomacy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be &lsquo;played for a sucker&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909838\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-mast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Mast<\/a> (R-FL) responded to concerns about his capacity for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/diplomacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diplomacy<\/a> as the soon-to-be chairman of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-foreign-affairs-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Foreign Affairs Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mast appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em> on Tuesday to respond to reports that he is not prone to bipartisanship. The Florida congressman said his commitment to cut unnecessary foreign aid could become a bipartisan matter. He cited instances where a drag show in Ecuador and an atheist proselytizing mission were funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t want to be bipartisan to cut those things &mdash; because they were putting it forward &mdash; then it&rsquo;s not going to be bipartisan. So be it. We&rsquo;re not gonna have any American taxpayer have to wonder why they gave their money to the government, and it went to do things like that,&rdquo; Mast said. &ldquo;I think the conversation is always this: Number one, how does the diplomacy we&rsquo;re doing put America first?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2729746&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2a77d3d2f73a9628f5b84431f64a8832\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These comments also come as the United States has spent inordinate amounts of money and weapons in Ukraine and Israel toward their respective wars. In October, President Joe Biden assured&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3191656\/biden-425-million-aid-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$425 million in aid<\/a>, bringing the total given by the U.S. to $59 billion. Biden also showed support for the<em>&nbsp;<\/em>Israel&nbsp;Security Supplemental Appropriations Act,&nbsp;which allotted $26.38 billion to the Middle Eastern ally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You get to that point by asking, what does America need from the country or region? Do we get what we&rsquo;re needing from that country or region? If we&rsquo;re not, we&rsquo;re being played for suckers, and President Trump doesn&rsquo;t want America to be played for a sucker, nor do I,&rdquo; Mast said.<\/p>\n<p>Mast&nbsp;is a veteran who is now a dozen years removed from having lost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/courage-in-facing-the-unknown-rep-brian-mast-reflects-on-10-years-since-losing-legs-in-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">both of his legs<\/a>&nbsp;while serving in Afghanistan. He also served for the Israel Defense Forces and has donned his IDF uniform while in legislative session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909838\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909838\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Mast vows to prioritize &#8216;America first&#8217; diplomacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2381089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24031794781886.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34041,43852,3817,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2381088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america-first","tag-brian-mast","tag-diplomacy","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24031794781886.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381088"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381092,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381088\/revisions\/2381092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}