God bless him. But it was too late. Trump has said dreadful things about race in the past. He spent years questioning whether the first African American president was born in America. And yet the moral relativism of his comments about Charlottesville was still shocking. We expect the president of the United States to be unambiguously opposed to Nazis. Franklin Roosevelt was not a perfect human being; he was a man of his time. But in , he knew whom he supported and whom he opposed. On foreign policy, too, the difference between the two men is stark.
For decades Trump has leaned towards isolationism. He admires strong men such as Vladimir Putin. By contrast Roosevelt was an internationalist. He liked democrats, not dictators. Over the next year and a half, he initiated the Lend-Lease program, expanded U. For decades, Trump has leaned towards isolationism.
He admires strong men such as Vladimir Putin. By contrast Roosevelt was an internationalist. He liked democrats, not dictators. Over the next year and a half, he initiated the Lend-Lease program, expanded U. He helped transform the United States from a hesitant, isolationist middle power into a global leader.
Roosevelt fought home-grown fascists; Trump has encouraged them. In his speech at Charlottesville, Roosevelt united America and rallied the West; in his remarks about Charlottesville, Trump divided America and shocked the West.
In the world is asking: what is to become of the country we know? Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Behind him sat the faculty of the University and distinguished guests. The president himself faced the microphone in a crimson hood. When Mr. Roosevelt gave deliberate emphasis to this nation's sympathies with those who are staking their lives in the fight for freedom overseas, they broke into the loudest applause, cheering and rebel yells.
As the president neared the end of his speech the cheering became general and members of the faculty stamped their feet and applauded. Wherever Mr.
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