 He is a strong supporter of marriage equality for same-sex couples and is staunchly pro-choice.Swalwell condemned the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria and called for possibly suspending Turkey's membership in NATO.In January 2020, Swalwell penned an op-ed for NBC News comparing the XYZ Affair to the 2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment in the House of Representatives.