What did Kevin McCarthy claim about foreign policy on 26 Nov 2023?
Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative (R-CA), former Speaker of the House ·
In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterward—except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
The United States took land after several wars. The treaty ending the Mexican-American War gave it 55 percent of Mexico's territory, including present-day California, McCarthy's home state.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed Feb. 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico; by its terms Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming (National Archives).
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- Post on X sharing video of his Oct. 28, 2023 remarks at the Oxford Union.
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