on December 24, 2016 in World News
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 By Carol E. Lee and Peter Nicholas 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… View Article
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