Pence Rips Trump For Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy During Saudi Trip….#

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Donald Trump’s criticism of U.S. military interventions in the Middle East, delivered during a speech in Saudi Arabia last week, was inappropriate to voice on foreign soil.

Pence appeared on Meet the Press Sunday to discuss Trump’s remarks in Riyadh, where the former president questioned the effectiveness of American “nation-building” efforts in the region. Trump suggested that development in cities like Riyadh and Abu Dhabi resulted primarily from local efforts rather than Western intervention.

The Disagreement

Pence said he disagreed with Trump’s choice to make those statements while overseas. “Questioning America’s role in the global war on terror in front of a foreign audience was unfair to service members who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Pence argued.