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President Donald Trump sat for a big interview with Time on April 22, approaching prices, peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia, the Iranian nuclear agreement, wanting Canada to become an American state and more.
The sitdown included Trump saying that he would sign the ban on members of the Congress’s commercial actions, that he did not want to use “gaps” to present himself for a third term and that he did not ask El Salvador to return an undocumented immigrant. He rejected the idea that he widens the powers of the presidency, saying that he uses the office, “as he should be used” in his second mandate.
“What I do is exactly what I campaigned on,” he said.
The president has also traveled certain familiar themes, in particular by claiming, without proof, that there was a “cheating” in the 2020 and 2024 elections and that the prices are good for the country.
Here are nine moments that came out of the transcription of the Time Trump interview:
Trump said in the interview that he had concluded “200 agreements” with companies and countries after interrupting new prices on the countries. But the White House has not announced any, and Trump refused to detail the specific agreements.
In addition, Trump said that if the United States still had 50% prices on foreign countries in a year, he would still consider that a “total victory” because “the country would make a fortune”.
When he was asked why he had not announced the transactions agreed, Trump said that trade negotiations would be wrapped in the coming weeks. Trump launched the 90 -day break on April 9.
“I would say, over the next three to four weeks, and we have finished,” he said. “We will have finished.”
However, Trump has given way to flexibility, saying that certain negotiations could continue beyond this reference: “Some countries can return and ask for an adjustment, and I will consider it.”
Trump has argued in the interview that talks continue with China on prices, although Chinese officials strongly declare the opposite.
Trump even said that Chinese President Xi Jinping called him, saying, “He’s called. And I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness in his name.” Trump did not offer details on the call or when he took place.
However, when he was in a hurry by CNN on Friday morning if Trump spoke to Xi since prices were implemented in Beijing, he refused to comment.
“I don’t want to comment on this, but I spoke to him several times,” said Trump in response to Alayna Treene de CNN when leaving the South lawn.
Trump told Time that he had not asked the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a undocumented immigrant that US officials that wrongly expelled to El Salvador – despite a Supreme Court decision, which said that the Trump administration “should” facilitate “its return.
“I didn’t do it,” said Trump. “He said he wouldn’t do it.”
Trump has generally reproduced to the lawyers of the Ministry of Justice on most of the time questions concerning the status of Abrego Garcia, in particular by saying that it was to the lawyers if they want to start facilitating any return from Abrego Garcia.
“Right now, they just don’t want to do this. They say we are completely compliance with the Supreme Court,” he said.
Trump told the time he really wanted to make Canada the 51st US state – a message to which the Allied nation has shown several times.
“I’m really not lagging behind,” said Trump.
“We take care of their soldiers. We take care of all aspects of their lives, and we don’t need it to make cars for us. In fact, we don’t want them to make cars for us,” said Trump. “We don’t need their wood. We don’t need their energy. We don’t need anything in Canada. And I say that the only way that thing really works is that Canada becomes a state. ”
Trump added that he “would not care” if his inheritance as president included the expansion of the territory.
The president again flirted publicly with the presidency race in 2028, in violation of the 22nd amendment which says that the presidents can only serve two terms. He said at the time that there were “shortcomings that have been discussed” to allow him to run again, he “does not believe in the use of shortcomings”.
“I have more people who beg me to run again, but I didn’t even look at the possibility,” added Trump.
These statements are contrary to the comments that Trump made at the end of March, when he said that he “did not joke” on the possibility of presenting himself to a third term. The Trump store, which is managed by the Trump organization, also started selling “Trump 2028” hats earlier this week.
If the Republicans in the Congress adopt a party bill which involves major cups in Medicaid, Trump swore in the interview for the veto.
The leaders of the GOP Congress said that the planned cuts would only be waste, fraud and medical abuses, but the experts wondered if these discounts would really be added to the price of $ 800 billion that GOP leaders are targeting the party line invoice.
Trump reiterated the objectives to reduce “waste, fraud and abuse” in the interview, but said that he would oppose his veto to the bill if this involved other cuts on the program – it is likely that the news of welcome to the centrist republican legislators who said that they would not support major discounts in Medicaid.
As part of the peace proposal aimed at putting an end to the Russian -Ukraine war, Trump said that “Crimea will remain with Russia” – which would violate international law which would not generally recognize forced territorial acquisitions. This would also contradict the own declaration of the first Trump administration reaffirming “as a policy its refusal to recognize the affirmations of sovereignty of the Kremlin in the territory seized by force by contravening international law”.
“If Crimea will stay with Russia – we must only talk about Crimea because it is the one that is always mentioned. Crimea will remain with Russia. And Zelensky understands this, and everyone understands that this has been with them for a long time,” said Trump.
In public, Zelensky indicated that the recognition of the occupation of Crimea is a red line for him in the negotiations. He told journalists earlier this week: “Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea. There is nothing to say. It is against our constitution.” Putin invaded Crimea in February 2014.
Trump also said that Ukraine’s attempts to join NATO had sparked Russia’s invasion – and the president said he didn’t think that Ukraine ”will ever be able to join NATO.”
Trump told Time that he was not worried about the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu who hangs out the United States in a future potential war with Iran, because he would go “willingly” if they could not conclude a nuclear agreement with Iran.
“I can go there very willingly if we cannot obtain an agreement. If we do not conclude a contract, I will run the pack,” said Trump, referring to the current talks with Iran of a nuclear agreement.
Trump also denied having pointed out the New York Times that he signaled to Israel to attack Iran during nuclear talks.
“I did not stop them. But I was not comfortable for them, because I think we can conclude an agreement without the attack,” said Trump Time.
Trump also said that he thought that Saudi Arabia will join the Abraham agreements, an agreement of Trump’s first mandate aimed at promoting peace in the Middle East, which was initially signed by Israel and water.
“I tell you what: I think Saudi Arabia will go to the Abraham agreements,” he said. Trump goes to Saudi Arabia next month on his second foreign trip.
“We had four countries in there, everything was ready. We would have made it pack. Now we’re going to start again,” said Trump.
