Trump explained the ‘controversial’ statement – 2024-03-22 04:38:53

Former President Donald Trump is dreaming of winning the US presidential election again in November. If he really enters the White House again, it is assumed that the US foreign and defense policy will have an impact not only on the United States, but also on almost the entire world, including Europe.

Britain’s right-wing television channel GB News interviewed Trump to find out his real position on international affairs. Nigel Farage, one of the stalwarts of the Brexit movement and known to be close to Trump, questioned Trump about various issues including NATO.

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As the presidential candidate of the Republican party, Donald Trump has made a strong reaction in Europe about the explosive comments about the military alliance NATO last February. Trump said that the US administration under his leadership will not come forward to protect any affected country if it does not spend enough on the defense sector according to NATO targets. He even encouraged Russia to attack such countries.

Explaining that statement, Trump said that he made such a threat as a tool for negotiation. According to him, it does not make sense for the United States to come forward for the protection of these NATO countries, despite having a lot of money. The US is ready to pay its fair share for NATO, but its country does not want to make up for the rest.

Eleven of NATO’s 32 member states currently spend at least two percent of GDP on defense.

A total of 18 countries are on track to meet that target this year, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Any skepticism about the common security ring would weaken NATO, he said. Observers believe that in the context of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the rest of the countries are also more shaken than before.

In an interview with GB News, Donald Trump also clarified some of his other controversial comments. His threat that if he loses the election, the entire country will be bloodied, is only applicable to the US car industry. Trump wants to ensure the protection of his own car industry in the competitive market by imposing tariffs on car imports from abroad. He strongly criticized current President Joe Biden’s policy to promote electric vehicles. According to him, this is mainly benefiting China.

Once back in power, Trump announced stronger initiatives to stop illegal immigration into the United States. Trump has threatened to extradite illegal immigrants who cross the Mexican border into the United States. He is particularly determined to send off criminals immediately. In this case too, he continues to criticize Biden.

Source: Deutsche Welle

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