THE TRUMP DOCTRINE: The National Security Strategy is one of those reports required by Congress. In the past the document, which is a broad outline of the guiding principles behind America’s foreign policy and use of military force, is reviewed by the president and sent up Capitol Hill without much fanfare. But President Trump, when briefed on how his national security staff has translated his America First principle into a formal doctrine, was anxious to introduce it himself to the American people. “It illustrates how invested in this he is, and how well he thinks it accurately reflects his priorities,” a senior administration official told reporters yesterday. “As far as we can determine, no administration has finished it in its first year, and no president has ever rolled this out with a speech before.” The president is scheduled to give that speech at 2 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
WHAT IT DOES: “It’s hard to implement a national security strategy unless you have a clear and actional playbook that has the consensus of the team,” said one of three senior administration officials who briefed reporters. The Trump strategy has four pillars:
