Jim Himes
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Jim Himes is a Congressman who navigates complex political landscapes with a focus on collaboration and coalition-building. This interview highlights his ability to address contentious issues while advocating for a more independent and self-reliant Europe in security matters.
“Plus years ago, as the Republican Party became more evangelically inclined, more socially conservative, more pro-extraction industries, and now deeply, deeply populist, the Rockefeller Country Club Republican of Fairfield County has maybe not become a Democrat, but is not voting Republican anymore.”
“Exactly, yeah. And so it's all very polite and careful, but there's no question in my mind that whether it's Tulsi Gabbard, look, the president himself has shared classified information on social media platforms in his first term and is loose with the way he talks about it.”
“And what's very interesting, of course, is the Harvard example will be interesting to watch. Trump can be forced to retreat by things that he can't control. So the stock market forced him to radically alter, I think, his bizarre dream of universal tariffs. The courts, of course, are pushing back.”
“Yeah, yeah, it's a fascinating question. You know, the partnership between the US and the UK is so important. And the United States provides the UK and our Five Eyes partners with intelligence that can't be gotten anywhere else. I'm not chest-pounding there.”
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