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Among them is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently said in an interview: “This is the Western Hemisphere. This is where we live — and we will not allow the Western Hemisphere to become a base of operations for adversaries, competitors, and competitors of the United States.”
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At the same time Meet the media During the interview, Rubio mentioned the word “hemisphere” six more times, usually referring to maintaining the security of the entire region of the earth.
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Shortly after, the official State Department account tweeted the following: “This is our hemisphere and President Trump will not allow our security to be compromised.”
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The Western Hemisphere includes North America, South America, and parts of Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Africa.
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Online, someone pointed out that “Re-Hemisphere” appears in “Project 2025,” aka Leadership mandate: The Conservative Party’s promise. In case you forgot what it was, it was a controversial 920-page conservative playbook created by the Heritage Foundation and written by supporters and some of Trump’s former staffers, according to CNN.
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Page 184 of Plan 2025 outlines a “Western Hemisphere-centric approach to industry and energy.”
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“The next administration has an excellent opportunity to enact significant economic changes that will not only provide tremendous economic opportunity for Americans, but will also bring economic well-being to the entire Western Hemisphere,” the manual reads.
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Online, many people said the same thing about the State Department post, which was, “Ouch!”
“They went from ‘America First’ to ‘Half of Our Planet’ so quickly,” one tweet read.
Another person responded directly to the State Department account, asking: “Is this account run by a 5-year-old?”
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To the statement “This is our hemisphere,” someone responded: “No, it’s not. We don’t dictate to the world. Get your own house in order and stop infringing on other countries’ sovereignty!”
Finally, another wrote: “No it’s not. America belongs to the United States and the rest belongs to other countries. Petrifying imperialist claims.”
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Whenever government officials say “Western Hemisphere” this week, give it a try. Or, actually, don’t do it — get into the Hall of Fame because of a terrible idea. idea? ? ?
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