U.S. President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump (L) to discuss transition plans in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump’s Forays Into Foreign Policy Strain Transition
President-elect wades into foreign policy before taking office, setting up confrontation between outgoing and incoming administrations
WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump is upending the modern convention that the U.S. speaks with one voice on foreign affairs, plunging into some of the most sensitive national-security matters before he takes office.
Mr. Trump has launched a series of challenges to President Barack Obama’s policies on nuclear weapons, China and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, setting up a rare and increasingly public confrontation between outgoing and incoming administrations.
Mr. Obama on Friday brushed back pressure from Mr. Trump to block a United Nations Security Council resolution harshly criticizing the expansion of Israeli settlements. Mr. Trump on Thursday called on the administration to veto the resolution. But Mr. Obama instead chose to break from longstanding U.S. policy and allow it to pass.
“There’s one president at a time,” said Ben Rhodes, a deputy national-security adviser. He said the president believes “it’s important that the world understands who is speaking on behalf of the United States until Jan. 20.”
Mr. Trump took to Twitter after the vote, saying: “As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th.”
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WNU Editor: President-elect Trump is clearly communicating to everyone that he is eager to take on the role of President .... and as a result he is making a lot of people unsettled .... and who are not ready for someone like him.
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