Putin once told me he wouldn’t like me to be mad at him because I’m brutal, former US President Donald Trump said. The Republican presidential candidate also said he was the one who “killed the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.”
Putin, Nord Stream and Netanyahu
During a press conference lasting more than an hour and a half at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey, Donald Trump, in addition to economic issues and issues related to the election campaign, also referred, among others, to accusations of sympathizing with Russia and Vladimir Putin.
They say, “He was nice to Russia.” No, Putin even told me once, “If you were going to be friendly with me, I wouldn’t want you to be angry with me because you are brutal.”
– Trump said, taking credit for “killing” the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The former president signed a defense budget in 2020 that included sanctions against some companies involved in the construction of the pipeline. The project was halted after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Referring to the war in the Gaza Strip and ongoing ceasefire negotiations, Trump said he did not intend to advise Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because he “knows what he’s doing.” At the same time, however, he admitted that during a meeting with him in July at his Florida estate, he advised the Israeli politician to end the war as soon as possible.
This has to be ended quickly. But end with a victory. Take your victory and finish. The killing must stop.
Trump declared.
Hot campaign in the USA
Commenting on the criminal proceedings brought against him and the possible prison sentence in the New York trial, Trump – who during the 2016 election campaign called for Hillary Clinton to be sentenced to prison – said it was thanks to his decision that his former rival in the presidential elections did not go to prison.
As for Hillary Clinton, when it came time to make a decision, I said I didn’t want the wife of the President of the United States in prison. I want the country to come together.
– he said, adding that he was friends with Bill Clinton.
Donald Trump also referred to the current electoral campaign, stressing that although most polls show his rival Kamala Harris ahead, he is actually the leader in public opinion polls. When asked about the position of his advisers, who should recommend that he stop insulting Kamala Harris and focus on specific issues, Trump responded that, like her, he has the right to attack his rival, referring to her personality traits.
I don’t have much respect for her, I don’t have much respect for her intelligence and I think she would make a terrible president.
– he said. He added that to win, his campaign must “define Harris as a communist, a socialist or someone who will destroy our country.”
Biden mocked Trump
On the Democratic side, for the first time since the party’s presidential nominee changed, President Joe Biden and his potential successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, appeared together at a joint rally on Thursday. Biden said Harris would make a “very good president.” He also misspelled the name of his predecessor, Donald Trump, calling him “Donald Dump.”
The guy we’re running against, what was his name? Donald Dump or Donald… it doesn’t matter. They want to get rid of what we accept.
– Biden said, referring to reforms that would limit the prices of drugs such as insulin.
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