Teddy Roosevelt urged "carry a big stick" to exemplify American might. Trump seems to be invoking TR's motto but both Trump and TR didn't reckon with something stronger than a "big stick": ideology.

The Trump doctrine could well be characterized as “speak in menacing terms and carry a big stick.” It’s a twist on the original Teddy Roosevelt dictum that stressed soft-spoken diplomacy ...

Former Pres. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt did a whistle-stop tour of Schuylkill County towns in October 1914. Arriving in ...

Former President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt did a whistle ... His foreign policy, often referred to as “speak softly and carry a big stick,” was popular with the American public.