McConnell warns Trump to rebuff 'right-wing flirtation with isolation'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : His words underscore how he may serve as a foil to Trump and his wing of the GOP from his new post-leadership perch.
50% : He also called for overhauling entitlement programs and government regulations.
37% : "Trump sometimes undermined these tough policies through his words and deeds.
21% : McConnell credited Trump for sending lethal weapons to Ukraine, striking targets in Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime, and heightening U.S. energy production to counter Russia.
21% : McConnell, in line with calls from conservatives to slash spending, wrote that Trump should gut "extravagant" non-defense spending spurred by Democrats to finance increases to the Pentagon budget.
18% : McConnell, who is stepping down from the Senate GOP's top spot, urged Trump to reject voices in the party advocating for a retreat from U.S. commitments to Ukraine and NATO and called on the new administration to double down on American military might.
16% : "Standing up to China will require Trump to reject the myopic advice that he prioritize that challenge by abandoning Ukraine," McConnell added.
15% : Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking aim at his party's isolationist wing -- including Donald Trump -- faulting them for undermining tough-on-Russia policies and sending mixed signals to allies.

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