Who exactly has to authorize an ex president to talk to foreign leaders?

The problem arises when ex-presidents who are also presidential candidates begin working at cross purposes with official negotiations being carried out by the actual president and State Department.

Particularly in this instance as regards official US policy and negotiations regarding Ukraine and the war in Gaza and Lebanon.

He has no business talking to Netanyahu and Putin. In fact, such discussions, if they are in fact “negotiations in the event he is elected”..are illegal

Victor Orban might be a different case. Though I’m not aware of any direct negotiations that Trump could sabotage by talking with Victor Orban, the very fact that Trump and Orban have met several times over the last several years is an indication that Trump is wanting to follow Orban’s fascist playbook, as he has already said he will

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