There ’s no sign that Trump has spent even a minute weighing the consequences of such a shift . “ Words matter when you run for president , ” Clinton responded . “ I want to reassure our allies in Japan and South Korea and elsewhere that we have mutual defense treaties government.agreements.acceptagreementcontractceasefire and we will honor them . ” Trump has every right to criticize Clinton ’s foreign policy positions , of course . Her support for Obama ’s nuclear deal with Iran , her decisions in Libya and her fruitless efforts to increase aid to rebels in Syria are all fair game .

Encourage Russian aggression in Europe by renouncing our NATO obligations . Start by recognizing Russian sovereignty over the Crimea . Withdraw the U.S. from other treaties government.agreements.acceptagreementcontractceasefire and international organizations : WTO , NAFTA , the U.N. , the Paris Treaty on international climate change . Encourage Japan and South Korea to develop nuclear weapons by raising questions about the validity of our security commitments . Unofficially encourage or sponsor the growth of armed far - right “ militia ” groups , and discourage enforcement of federal laws against them ( e.g. , vigilante border enforcement groups , takeovers of federal lands by “ sovereign citizen ” organizations ) .

When the very first delegate , a white gentleman from Alabama , stood up to deliver his state ’s votes , many in the crowd booed him . “ THE GREAT WHITE HOPE , HUH ? ” one delegate yelled . There was the convention ’s disproportionate focus on America ’s Native peoples ― which is not a bad thing , but most of that attention was focused on broken 19th - century treaties government.agreements.acceptagreementcontractceasefire and not on the urgent issues that beset many Native American communities today , such as widespread drug addiction , violence against women and crumbling schools . Many contended that there is intersectionality between the oppressions of yesteryear and , say , the disproportionate number of Native peoples subject to overzealous policing . Once the country finally learns what “ intersectionality ” means , it ’ll be sure to let President Trump know all about it .