Donald Trump is the most influential person in Europe. Yes, the president of the United States has been awarded for the future of the Old Continent… even without barely stepping on it. Because from the White House, the Republican leader is writing or helping to write a new time in Ukraine and in relations with the EU and with all of Europe.
In , Trump opens up to assess the difficult future of Ukraine and urges Volodymyr Zelensky to “accept” his new draft peace agreement. It also raises issues beyond the European focus, such as Nicolás Maduro “has his days numbered” in Venezuelawhile opening up to taking his “war on drugs” to the final consequences.
But Donald Trump has not only left explanations of his present and future project; in the interview with Politico There are some phrases between the rallying and the philosophical that are authentic gems. Impossible not to stop at being ‘pearls’ of the wildest Trumpism 2.0:
The peacemaker for the world
“I resolved eight wars, and this [la de Ucrania]... I would have said that this is the ninth. This would have been the easiest, I would say, or one of the easiest. In other words, I solved one that lasted 36 years. Eh, I solved Pakistan and India. I solved so many wars. I’m very proud of it. And I do it quite routinely, quite easily. It’s not difficult for me to do it. It’s what I do. I make agreements. Hey, this one’s tough.”.
About Zelensky (he can still say things never said)
“He’s… a great salesman. I call him PT Barnum. Do you know who PT Barnum was? One of the greatest in the world [NDR: fue un ‘hombre para todo’, de la política, la empresa y el mundo del circo conocido por sus trucos para el engaño de masas]. He could sell any product at any time. That was his expression: ‘I can sell any product at any time.’ It was true. “He said it doesn’t matter if it works or not.”
“But Zelensky is no PT Barnum, you know? He got corrupt Joe Biden to give him $350 billion. And look what he got… he got it. About 25% of his country is missing.”
On Europe’s role in Ukraine and beyond
“I know the good leaders. I know the bad leaders. I know the smart ones. I know the stupid ones. There are some really stupid ones. But, uh, they’re not doing a good job. Europe is not doing a good job in many ways. They’re not doing a good job.”
About Biden
“Biden has a low IQ, especially today. I mean, he had a low IQ 30 years ago, but now he has an even lower IQ.”
About the dad
‘I’m sure he’s a lovely man. Your brother’[Louis Martin Prevost] He is a charming man. Do you know that his brother is a convinced MAGA? “He lives in Florida and I already met with him.”
On ‘good’ and ‘bad’ immigration
“The Venezuelan community in the US… well, they certainly contribute… yes, I want to see people who contribute. I don’t want to see Somalia. I don’t want to see a woman who, you know, marries her brother to get in and then becomes a congresswoman and does nothing but complain. She just complains, complains, complains, and yet her country is a disaster.”
On internal criticism and the ‘weight’ of the position
“Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has a low IQ […] I was a loyal person until I couldn’t answer his calls because I’m too busy to answer people’s calls. You can’t call me three times a day. And it’s just not appropriate when I have, you know, over 200 congressmen, 53 senators, 212 countries… all these people calling, and a family. In fact, the family suffers. It’s harder for me to call them back.”
