Abstract
Abstract“Spending on foreign aid and diplomacy” analyzes factors that influenced the political alignments of Democrats and Republicans on US foreign policy spending during the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Although the greater support of liberals than of conservatives for social welfare programs leads more Democrats than Republicans to favor foreign aid spending, a politically diverse advocacy coalition that highly values aid and diplomacy has facilitated bipartisan support in Congress for this part of the federal budget. Under Obama, who also favored a robust international affairs budget, this coalition contributed to congressional bipartisanship in support of the president. Under Trump, who sought to slash spending on aid and diplomacy dramatically, the coalition influenced bipartisan action by Congress to soundly reject Trump’s proposals.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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