Joe Biden’s foreign policy team to reject Trump’s ‘America First’ mantra

“We can’t solve all the world’s problems alone,” said Antony Blinken, Biden’s choice for secretary of state. “We need to be working with other countries. We need their cooperation. We need their partnership.”

“But also confidence”, Blinken added, “because America at its best still has a greater ability than any other country on earth to bring others together to meet the challenges of our time.”

Blinken was Biden’s national security adviser during the Obama administration and a top adviser during the presidential campaign.

His remarks were echoed by the other members of Biden’s team, who spoke in equally strong terms about their belief in America’s greatness, but also their belief that it is a mistake to go it alone in the world.