Probable drop in aid to Ukraine, end of land rights, threat of leaving NATO, customs duties: Donald Trump reaffirmed his program, without compromise, in an interview broadcast on Sunday on his return home – White on January 20.
The future Republican president, in keeping with his campaign promises, portrayed to NBC News a project for the United States that is increasingly isolationist on a range of issues, particularly defense.
He thus repeated his threats of the United States leaving NATO, asking the Allies to contribute more financially.
“If they pay their bills and treat us fairly, the answer is ‘absolutely, I will stay in NATO,’” the Republican said, before responding: “absolutely” to the question of whether he would consider leaving the Atlantic Alliance otherwise.
Donald Trump also said that Ukraine should “probably” expect less aid from the United States upon its return to power, in this interview recorded the day before his meeting Saturday in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
The Biden administration, which announced aid estimated at $988 million to kyiv on Saturday, is striving to accelerate its efforts towards kyiv before the transfer of power, and while Ukraine’s European allies fear state disengagement -United in this conflict and even American pressure for an agreement to the detriment of kyiv.
The Republican reiterated to NBC News that he was trying even before taking office to put an end to the conflict, affirming however that he had not spoken “recently” with Vladimir Putin.
He called on his Truth Social platform on Sunday for “an immediate ceasefire” in Ukraine and the start of negotiations between the two countries.
The president-elect also returned during this interview to one of his dear themes: immigration.
Asked whether his plan was to deport during his four years in office all people illegally in the United States, the Republican replied: “I think we have to do it, and that’s hard, it’s a very complicated thing to do.”
He also said he wanted to end land tenure in the United States on his first day in office: “We’re going to end it because it’s ridiculous.”
Asked how he intended to repeal this right enshrined in the Constitution, Donald Trump did not provide details.
Elected in part on his promises to lower the high cost of living in the United States, the Republican reiterated that he was a “fervent supporter” of customs duties and that they “cost Americans nothing,” while declaring not being able to “guarantee anything” about a possible increase in prices for American households.
Donald Trump has already promised customs duties of 25% against Canada and Mexico, two of the United States’ main trading partners, theoretically protected by a free trade agreement.
He also threatened Beijing to significantly increase tariffs on goods from China, as the two countries vie for global technological dominance.
During Donald Trump’s first term, the standoff was particularly virulent since he launched a trade war with China. This should continue during his second term, the Republican wishing to encourage companies to repatriate all or part of their production to the United States.
