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15. Alex Ward (the author of your article):Trump has a strong foreign policy narrative for 2020

If you think foreign policy might be a weakness for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, think again.

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/4/1/18285395/trump-2020-foreign-policy-democrats

President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign will surely be helped by the foreign policy story he can sell to voters.

Foreign policy isn’t something Americans usually care about at the ballot box — they mostly have domestic concerns — although a major foreign policy blunder could weigh down a candidacy.

But it helps that Trump’s Democratic opponents aren’t particularly strong on foreign policy — in fact, only two have seriously put forward their ideas so far. And more importantly, Trump actually has a pretty good story to tell.

Consider what he could conceivably say:

He defeated ISIS.
Nuclear and missile testing by North Korea has stopped, and negotiations to end its nuclear program are underway.
He’s made Israel really happy.
He’s pushing back on regimes in Iran, Venezuela, and Russia.
He’s fixing long-standing trade problems with Mexico and Canada as well as China.
Military spending is on the rise.
Europeans are finally allocating more money for defense.
His administration has gotten further than his predecessors in the Afghanistan peace process.
When asked to describe his foreign policy, Trump campaign national press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told me “President Trump’s foreign policy accomplishments are vast” and that he “has undeniably put America First and exhibited strength on the world stage.”