The Best People with Nicolle Wallace Amb. Susan Rice on Trump’s “Grand Theft Larceny"
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Jan 26, 2026 
Susan Rice, former U.S. ambassador to the UN and national security advisor, brings seasoned foreign policy perspective. She warns about widening presidential power and threats to alliances. She discusses polarization as a security risk, corporate capitulation, and alleged global grifts framed as resource theft. Short, urgent reflections on democracy, accountability, and resisting intimidation.
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Polarization As A National Security Liability
- Polarization weakens U.S. national security by making coherent foreign policy harder to sustain.
- Susan Rice says leaders who exploit divides create vulnerabilities adversaries happily exploit.
Actively Defend The Rule Of Law
- Rice urges citizens across the political spectrum to stand up for the Constitution and rule of law.
- She calls for collective action beyond complaining to preserve democratic institutions.
Personal Grievances Driving Dangerous Policy
- Rice argues Trump pursues personal grievances, not national interest, when threatening allies.
- She views his Greenland comments as part of a pattern of power-accumulation and coercion.