Trump, Brandishing the Big Stick at Hamas, Takes a Page From Theodore Roosevelt

How TR warned that he wanted back hostages seized in Barbary or he wanted the pirate leader dead.

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President Theodore Roosevelt. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

President Trump may not “speak softly,” but he does “carry a big stick.” Telling Hamas that if all hostages are not released by the time he’s sworn in, there will be “hell to pay,” he’s invoking President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy posture.

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