All posts tagged "Adam Smith"

President Donald Trump's administration will carry on with its actions overseas despite claims from a Democratic Party representative that it is a crime to do so.

Speaking to The New Republic's Greg Sargent, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) believes the president is using his art of the deal rules to manipulate geopolitical relationships. It is not going well, according to the Dem rep, who said Trump will back himself again and again, even if it is clearly not working in the president's favor.

He said, "Think about the way he ran his businesses—he sued people all over the place, he declared bankruptcy, he didn’t pay his bills. He’s now trying to prosecute enemies large and small across the government. ...

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) argued Tuesday that diplomacy was still the best option to ensure Iran's nuclear enrichment program remained below weapons-grade levels, now that a ceasefire has been reached over the nation's nuclear capabilities.

Smith blamed President Donald Trump for tearing up the original diplomatic solution, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear deal.

Inked during the Obama administration, the action plan gave Iran relief from sanctions in exchange for agreeing not to enrich uranium up to 60%, which is designated bomb-grade levels....

A furious top Democrat vowed to slap down Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s latest plans to restrict Pentagon abortion policy Thursday, according to a new Politico report.

“He lost, and he’s trying to tear down this country because he disagrees with the policy,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) reportedly said. “Screw him.”

Smith warned Tuberville (R-AL) against including abortion travel policy restrictions into the National Defense Authorization Act, Politico reports. ...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he expects all undocumented immigrants to leave the country through a program of "self-deportation."