"Insightful Remarks from THE NEWSROOM"

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell emphasized the importance of American leadership in supporting allies and deterring adversaries, particularly in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine and Chinese threats in the Indo-Pacific. McConnell stressed that American strength is wielded not out of altruism, but in the nation's own interest to prevent the need for American lives to be sacrificed. He urged the Senate to recommit to exercising American strength and invest in the credibility that underpins the nation's way of life.