Trump, GOP could reprise Ronald Reagan’s ‘peace through strength’ defense strategy in 2025 [Video]

As the 2024 Reagan National Defense Forum kicks off this weekend, the tried and true “peace through strength” strategy is at the top of military experts’ – and Americans’ – minds, according to the head of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute.

“President Trump and the Republicans who got elected, both in the majority in the House and the Senate, clearly have a mandate for peace through strength,” the organization’s president and CEO David Trulio said Friday on “America’s Newsroom.”

“The good news there… Americans generally believe in peace through strength, whether they’re Trump voters or Harris voters, our survey data clearly shows that,” he continued. “But this is wind at the sails of those who seek to have a strong military engaged in the world.”

Leaders from across the political spectrum are gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, to discuss and assess policies aiming to strengthen …