Trump Is Forcing A Generational Shift In Gop Foreign Policy. Here's How Republicans Are Responding

Republicans in Congress have long been intent on countering America's rivals and spreading U.S. influence abroad. But when President Donald Trump spelled out a sharp turn from that approach in his recent address to Congress , lawmakers in his party couldn't help but stand and applaud.

Moves toward a neutral position on the war between Russia and Ukraine. Tariffs on trading partners and allies. Cuts in foreign military and humanitarian aid.

More is sure to come as Trump sweeps Washington with his "America First" agenda. "We're going to protect our citizens like never before," he told Congress.

Those ideas have produced some of the most dramatic moments in the early part of his second term, none more so than the Oval Office clash involving Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Some Republicans who were not shy about countering Trump's foreign policy ideas during his first term are overwhelmingly standing by him now. It shows not only Trump's ability to impose his will on his party, but also the extent to which he is ushering in a potentially generational shift in global alliances and power.