America First

An event goer holds a pamphlet for U.S. entrepreneur and 2024 presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Victory Conference at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, on April 22, 2023.

Politics & Government

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old entrepreneur and GOP presidential hopeful?

3:15pm May 19, 2023

He spoke to The NPR Politics Podcast about his political identity as a nationalist and expanding Donald Trump's "America First" message to a new audience.

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Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state.

Politics & Government

Democrats Move To Beef Up Foreign-Policy Credentials Ahead Of 2020 Runs

8:35am December 19, 2018

by Scott Detrow

A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.

President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Trump Shrugs Off Laughter At U.N.: 'Didn't Expect That Reaction, But That's OK'

3:04pm September 25, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Trump boasted to the General Assembly that he's accomplished more than almost any previous administration — a claim that prompted laughter from the assembled diplomats and other world leaders.

Reporters wait in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 23, 2017.

Politics & Government

Opinion: Calling The Press The Enemy Of The People Is A Menacing Move

10:52am August 04, 2018

by Scott Simon

This week President Trump continued his campaign to delegitimize the news media, using a particularly ignominious phrase.

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For the second time in just over a year, President Trump ordered airstrikes on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump's Foreign Policy

12:30pm April 14, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.

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President Trump and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands during a meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday. Trump will address the General Assembly on Tuesday.

Trump's U.N. Speech To Call For Other Countries To Step Up To World's Threats

11:30pm September 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump will defend his "America First" creed as a basis for countries to cooperate without losing sight of their own self-interest.

President Trump holds up a signed memorandum calling for a trade investigation of China at the White House on Monday.

Trump Turns To 43-Year-Old 'America First' Trade Law To Pressure China

11:32pm August 14, 2017

President Trump asked his top trade adviser to determine whether to launch a probe into Chinese trade practices, particularly those forcing U.S. companies in China to turn over intellectual property.

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Charles Lindbergh speaks at a rally of the America First Committee at Madison Square Garden in New York, on May 23, 1941. Lindbergh was a leading voice of opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II up until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

'America First': From Charles Lindbergh To President Trump

6:49pm February 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

Charles Lindbergh became an instant hero when he flew across the Atlantic. But that wasn't his only moment of fame. He also created a hugely popular political movement — the America First Committee.

A screenshot from a video promoting "The Netherlands Second."

If America's No.1, Who's No. 2? European Nations Compete For The, Uh, Honor

5:15pm February 06, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

"We totally understand it's going to be America First," a Dutch show said two weeks ago. "But can we just say The Netherlands Second?" Now they've got competition, as other countries join the fray.

Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, flanked by his wife Shelly, gives the thumbs-up to supporters after his speech at the Reform Party National Convention in Long Beach, Calif. in August 2000.

Trump Vows Policy Vision Of 'America First,' Recalling Phrase's Controversial Past

1:48am January 21, 2017

by Ron Elving

Trump briefly sought the 2000 presidential nomination of the Reform Party. It eventually went to Pat Buchanan, whom Trump called a "Hitler lover." Buchanan's slogan that fall was "America First!"