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Election 2024 Foreign Policy
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is seen during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Biden and Trump accuse each other of weakening America's foreign policy. Here are the facts

In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have long records on foreign policy and clearly stated positions on many of the world’s hot spots

By MATTHEW LEE
Published - Jul 17, 2024, 04:21 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 17, 2024, 04:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have long records on foreign policy and clearly stated positions on many of the world's hot spots.

Trump's allies at the Republican National Convention are expected to argue that Biden has weakened America's standing abroad and permitted the outbreak of conflicts between Russia and Ukraine as well as the Israelis and Palestinians. Biden, a Democrat who ran four years ago on a message of shoring up America's foreign alliances and reversing Trump policies, argues that he has restored U.S. standing abroad.

Here's a look at their records on key conflicts.

Afghanistan
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