From
wiki, here are his stances:
McMullin holds
pro-life views. According to his campaign website, he opposes "a culture that subsidizes abortion on demand." His website also states that "Americans can and should work together . . . to reduce unintended pregnancies and encourage adoption, even if they may have different opinions on abortion rights."
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McMullin has stated that although he believes in "traditional marriage between a man and a woman", he "respects" the
United States Supreme Court's decision in
Obergefell v. Hodges and thinks it is "time to move on" from the issue of
same-sex marriage. He also stated that he would not make appointments to the Supreme Court with the intent of overturning
Obergefell.
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McMullin is pro-free trade, and wants to keep
Guantanamo Bay prison open. He supports border security but not mass deportation; and supports the Republican House plan on tax reform.
[36] McMullin agrees with the provision of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that covers those with preexisting conditions, but believes that "we also need to do better than ObamaCare."
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In an interview of former Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Petersen, McMullin said he admired foreign leaders such has Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe.
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Regarding national security, McMullin said, "A free America requires the strongest and most capable military and intelligence infrastructure in the world. The bravery and commitment of our men and women in uniform is unquestioned; we need to provide them the technology, training, and support to defeat the threats of today and secure our nation in the future."
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McMullin told
ABC News that he believed
Donald Trump's public comments were frustrating U.S.
counterterrorism efforts. "What he doesn’t realize is that we actually depend on Muslims to do counterterrorism, to wage war against terrorists.” Trump's remarks concerning Muslims “decreases their willingness to work with us, with other Muslims, and that impedes our ability to destroy ISIS.”
[40] McMullin also criticized Trump's alleged closeness with
Russian President
Vladimir Putin, and McMullin accused Putin of engaging in a campaign to destabilize European and North American countries.
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In 2014, McMullin helped to bring Caesar, a defected Syrian military photographer who leaked 55,000 images depicting abuses by the regime (which formed the basis for the
2014 Syrian detainee report), to speak before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to
The Christian Science Monitor. McMullin clashed with State Department officials he suspected were holding up the hearing. McMullin claimed that State Department officials wanted to have a closed hearing.
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