‘Utterly ridiculous take’: US official rejects report claiming Quad is on ‘life support’ under Trump

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The United States has dismissed a media report suggesting the Quad alliance is struggling under the Trump administration. Senior State Department official Dylan Johnson called the…

The United States has rejected a media report claiming that the Quad alliance involving India, the US, Australia and Japan is faltering under Trump administration, with a senior State Department official calling the assessment "utterly ridiculous".US assistant secretary of state for global public affairs Dylan Johnson pushed back against the November 14 report by Politico, which suggested that the strategic grouping had been left "on life support" because of the Trump administration's policy approach and what it described as a lack of engagement.In a post on X, Johnson cited regular diplomatic engagements among the four countries to counter the report."This is an utterly ridiculous take.

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