{"id":52279,"date":"2020-08-26T03:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/26\/gop-leaders-promote-trump-as-a-wartime-commander-focused-on-security-and-peace\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:03:58","slug":"gop-leaders-promote-trump-as-a-wartime-commander-focused-on-security-and-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/26\/gop-leaders-promote-trump-as-a-wartime-commander-focused-on-security-and-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP leaders promote Trump as a wartime commander focused on security and peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers at Tuesday\u2019s Republican convention touted President Donald Trump as a commander in chief committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/24\/trumps-second-term-plan-includes-stopping-endless-wars-boosting-military-support\/\" target=_blank>ensuring national security<\/a>, but also focused on peace instead of \u201cendless wars\u201d overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump is the first president in a generation to seek to end war, rather than start one,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/06\/21\/senate-defense-bill-could-tackle-iran-border-wall-and-saudisbut-dont-count-on-it\/\" target=_blank>Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul<\/a>, who ran against Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. \u201cHe intends to end the war in Afghanistan, he is bringing our men and women home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you hate war like I hate war, if you want us to quit sending $50 billion every year to Afghanistan to build their roads and bridges, instead of building them here at home, you need to support President Trump for another term.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/19\/democrats-attack-trumps-military-leadership-praise-biden-as-ready-to-be-commander-in-chief\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20232094541377.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Democrats attack Trump\u2019s military leadership, praise Biden as ready to be commander in chief<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The second day of the Democratic convention focused on national security issues and Trump&#039;s missteps guiding the military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second day of the convention \u2014 forced into a television and online presentation by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic \u2014 was themed \u201cLand of Opportunity,\u201d but featured a strong national security thread from party leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Lt. 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It\u2019s gone,\u201d he said. \u201cIts evil leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. And our brave soldiers, they\u2019re on their way home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He touted Trump\u2019s tough talk on Iran, China and Russia (all three of which have drawn criticism for being less effective than the president has insisted) but also for his diplomatic touch with North Korea, and unprecedented negotiations with that country\u2019s leader, Kim Jong-Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/08\/24\/trumps-second-term-plan-includes-stopping-endless-wars-boosting-military-support\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20236797297740.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump\u2019s second-term plan includes stopping \u2018endless\u2019 wars, boosting military support<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The president&#039;s 50-point list of goals takes the place of a traditional party platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe securing of peace is the first requisite, indeed, the primary constitutional function of the national government,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cIt\u2019s ensuring that your family, and mine, are safe and enjoy the freedom to live, to work, to learn and worship as they choose \u2026 This president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic leaders offered their own criticism of Trump as commander in chief at their convention last week, blasting him as an erratic and unstable leader and promoting former Vice President Joe Biden as a much-needed response to Trump\u2019s failings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday night\u2019s Republican convention agenda \u2014 themed \u201cLand of Heroes\u201d \u2014 is expected to touch military and national security themes again, with Vice President Mike Pence scheduled to deliver remarks from Fort McHenry in Maryland and veterans Sen. 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