Column: With Harris and Trump, voters face a stark choice on foreign policy — and it’s not about Gaza

Former President Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Trump Tower in New York last month. … My commitment to the security of Israel is unwavering.” Former President Trump reacted by renewing his charge that the war in Gaza was a product of President Biden’s failures, and claimed — without offering evidence — that it would never have started if he were president. He kind of likes that.” Politics Trump’s foreign strategy still rests heavily on courting autocrats Trump and his allies have continued to court foreign autocrats, including several who would likely not get such treatment in a Democratic White House. Asked last year whether he would help defend Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion, he ducked the question — and complained that Taiwan “took all of our business.” Trump has also promised to touch off trade wars by imposing tariffs as high as 20% on every other country in the world, plus 60% on China — another step that would strain traditional alliances and sow chaos in the U.S. and global economy. Scholars have debated whether her foreign policy would look more like Biden’s, with its embrace of global leadership, or that of President Obama, who sought a more restrained approach that one of his aides described as “leading from behind.” But those are nuances compared to her differences with Trump.