The president of the United States gave an interview to Politico on Monday (8) and spoke about Venezuela, the war in Ukraine and tariffs
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, once again said that the days of the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro. In an interview with the digital newspaper Politico on Monday (8), at the White House, the Republican by US troops.
When asked by journalist Dasha Burns about the subject, Trump initially declined to talk. He said he would not comment on it and stated that “sent to [Estados Unidos] millions of people [oriundas] of prisons, many drug dealers and psychiatric institutions” without, however, providing data or information to prove his statement. He also blamed his predecessor for the way he dealt with illegal immigration during his administration, from 2021 to 2024.
When questioned again by Burns, he then stated that he “did not want” to lead a North American invasion of Venezuelan territory. The journalist also asked about the Republican’s objectives in Venezuela. The US president said he would not talk about “military strategies”.
Trump also stated that he could expand military actions to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that he considers such as Mexico and Colombia.
In recent weeks, the increased with the presence of US troops in the Caribbean and harsh statements from Washington and Caracas. Trump even stated, on November 29, that the . The local government classified the declaration as a .
WAR IN UKRAINE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH EUROPE
The interview began by discussing the . Trump once again blamed Joe Biden’s administration for the conflict. He stated that “if he had been president at the time” Russia would not have invaded Ukraine.
Trump stated that the is with the Ukrainian president, .
He also called for Ukraine to hold new elections. Zelensky’s term has already ended, but, as the country has been in a state of siege since the Russian invasion in February 2022, a new election has not been scheduled.
The president of the United States also criticized how European countries deal with the conflict. “They talk, but they do nothing and the war continues without stopping”, he declared to Politico.
The Republican also commented on the which he classified as “disastrous”, and compared it to the actions implemented in the USA. “We went from millions of people to no one, unlike Europe, people come from all over the world,” he said.
Trump also said that the mayor of London, “it’s a disaster”. He stated that the London leader was only elected because “many people entered” the United Kingdom and “they vote for him”. Khan is the son of Pakistani immigrants.
“I think they are weak […] Europe, they want to be politically correct, and that weakens them,” said Trump, referring to the mayor of London and the president of Paris City Council, Anne Hidalgo.
RATES
When asked what “grade he would give” to his economic policy, Trump stated that it would be an “A+” (maximum academic rating in the USA, equivalent to a 10).
Burns presented the Republican with the opinion of a voter who, despite considering work in the economy to be great, believes that the prices of products and services in the United States “are rising faster than salaries”.
Trump confirmed that considering . However, it also stated that it intends to increase tariffs applied against other imports.
