Ret. Army Col. Schlichter: Trump Ends Era of Pacifying World Leaders

Donald Trump broke no rule in his controversial phone call with the Taiwanese president – but instead signaled in foreign relations, "we either deal with each other as equals or we don't deal with each other at all," according to lawyer, writer and retired Army Col. Kurt Schlichter.

The era of pacifying world leaders is over under the president-elect, Schlichter, author of "People's Republic," told Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live" on Monday.

"It would never occur to me to presume to tell the Chinese who they can and can't talk to. That's not how countries act," he said.

"It's become the way America acts as President [Barack] Obama gets down on his knees to every tin potentate," he continued. "Donald Trump is sending out a signal, 'that stops now. We either deal with each other as equals or we don't deal with each other at all.'"

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