New Hampshire Republican candidate Gen. Don Bolduc slammed Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and the Biden administration on Sunday for being “weak” on foreign policy.
“We are weak politically. We are weak economically. We are weak diplomatically,” the retired brigadier general told WMUR ABC. “Good tactics don’t’ beat bad strategy and bad policy.”
“We are weak. We need to get tough,” Gen. Bolduc said. “And get tough with China. We need a China resistance policy. We can hurt China economically. We can get them out of all our institutions that they are meddling in, but this administration hasn’t done that.”
“And because they haven’t done it, we have four other countries that are expanding all their nuclear programs and their proxy war programs and it’s hurting us and it’s hurting our allies,” Gen. Bolduc said.
“I won’t vote for money going to anybody that’s going to drag us to war that isn’t tied to a good policy and strategy,” Gen. Bolduc added about the Washington elites’ financial and tactical support of Ukraine.
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) during a campaign stop, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in Rochester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Hassan has voted to send billions of taxpayer funds to Ukraine, one of the most corrupt nations in the world.
With a week until election, Gen. Bolduc and Hassan are tied in the polls (45-45 percent) with seven percent undecided. New Hampshire is one of seven Senate races that will determine which party controls the Senate come November 8.
“Every day I am thankful to have played a small part in serving with the greatest military in the world. Over 30 years of service and 10 tours in Afghanistan, and I’ll do it all over again any day,” Bolduc posted on Instagram.
During the campaign, Hassan has acknowledged Gen. Bolduc for his decorated military service — even taken up a veterans bill after being inspired by the general’s heroism. “First of all I want to thank Don Bolduc for his military service,” she said during the October 18 debate. “I am grateful for Don Bolduc’s service,” she reiterated about the decorated veteran.
Gen. Bolduc served his nation for over 33 years in the Army Special Forces community. He retired at the rank of Army brigadier general in 2017. During his time with the Army, he commanded units during the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan against the Taliban, which have since reclaimed the country under Democrat leadership in 2021.
Gen. Bolduc has also served on the Joint Staff in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Aide to the Secretary of the Army, briefing the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the president of the United States. He is the recipient of two awards of valor, five Bronze star medals, and two purple hearts, the Defense Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device.
Gen. Bolduc is virtually tied with Hassan, despite being outspent by $9 million, according to third quarter campaign totals.
Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter @WendellHusebø. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality.