Ex-NATO Chief Urges Democrats to Accommodate GOP Border Views for Aid
Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggests a border deal could secure aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and benefit Democrats in 2024 election.
- Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urges Democrats to accommodate Republican views on border enforcement to secure aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
- Rasmussen suggests that solving the border issue could also benefit Democrats in the 2024 election by defusing a potential political vulnerability.
- Rasmussen warns that failing to address immigration effectively could fuel extremism on both sides of the political spectrum.
- He draws parallels to European politics, where governments seen as failing to control migration have faced serious blowback at the polls.
- Rasmussen plans to counter Republican perceptions that Europe is not sharing a fair burden of support for Ukraine, arguing that Europe has spent more than the U.S. on military assistance to Ukraine.