As you may have heard, Donald Trump said recently that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to certain NATO countries.

This is unconscionable and dangerous.

It’s a direct message to Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump is telling Russia that if you invade Europe, the United States will not come to our allies’ defense if he is president.

And it’s not just a green light to Russia. This is also a green light to China to invade Taiwan. It’s effectively an invitation for World War III. It’s yet another instance of Trump siding with authoritarians over our democratic allies.

The only time the NATO treaty has been invoked was in defense of the United States after 9/11. When our nation was attacked, our NATO allies answered our call to help defend us. The treaty works both ways.

But these attacks shouldn’t come as a surprise. As president, Donald Trump carried out a systematic campaign to weaken NATO. He has long risked taking down the entire post-World War II order, and if he returns to the White House, it could easily happen.

Now, Donald Trump’s advisers are trying to downplay and spin his comments — claiming it’s being blown out of proportion. They say they “don’t take him literally.”

It’s bs. All this proves is that they know Trump’s international agenda is as dangerous and reckless as we do. But if Trump returns to the Oval Office, he is going to fill his administration with sycophants who will fall in line with whatever he demands.

The entire world heard exactly what Donald Trump said. He is a danger to global stability, and it’s our job to do all we can to stop him in November.

Every best wish,

Chris Murphy

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