Donald Trump promised a wave of mass deportations of migrants, in the event of winning the presidency of the United States again and questioned during a campaign rally in South Carolina whether his administration would guarantee NATO’s security against Russia.
Trump welcomed and assured the failure of the bill to address the immigration crisis at the border with Mexico From his first day in office there will be a massive “deportation operation”.
The rejection of the bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate this week made clear Trump’s tight grip on the Republican Party, denying Democratic President Joe Biden a victory on the thorny issue of immigration.
The proposed law also included an additional aid package for Ukraine and Israel, which is now being treated separately.
“We destroyed corrupt Joe Biden’s disastrous open borders law,” Trump said at the rally on Saturday evening.
“On day one, I will end all open border policies of the Biden administration and begin the largest domestic deportation operation in American history. We have no choice,” he said.
NATO defaulters without protection
Trump, who often accuses the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies of not adequately funding this alliance, also stressed that he would refuse to defend any of these countries against Russia if it ended up in Blackberry.
The former president referred to a conversation with a leader he did not identify during a NATO meeting.
“The president of a major country stood up and asked, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay and Russia attacks us, would you protect us?’ And I said, ‘If you don’t pay, you’re committed.’ a crime.'” .
“I wouldn’t protect him. On the contrary, I would encourage them to do whatever they want with them. He has to pay, he has to pay his bills,” Trump emphasized.
The White House rejected these statements.
“The promotion of invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and insane,” spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement.
“Instead of calling for war and promoting chaos, President Biden will continue to support American leadership,” the spokesman added.
The US Senate will consider the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine next week – in the war after the invasion by Russia -, for Israel’s fight against militants from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and for Taiwan, Your strategic ally.
The bulk would be to help Ukraine replenish its depleted supplies of ammunition, weapons and other vital supplies as it prepares to enter its third year of war.
On more than one occasion, Trump expressed doubts about continuing US aid to Ukraine and even rejected it. He even threatened to quit NATO if he returned to the White House.
Nikki Haley’s husband
At the rally, Trump also made mocking remarks about Nikky Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and her rival in the Republican primary, in which he is trailing far.
“Where is your husband? Oh, he’s not there, he’s not there!” she said ironically, emphasizing that Michael Haley, husband of the Republican candidate, does not accompany her at her campaign events.
“What happened to your husband? “What happened to him?” Trump repeated, creating dramatic effects with his tone.
The former ambassador to the United Nations was very distant from Trump and reacted dryly on the X network.
“Michel is in the service of his country, something you know nothing about. A person who consistently disrespects the sacrifices of military families has no place as commander in chief.” wrote Nikki Haley.
Michel Haley is completing a one-year military deployment to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. He also responded to Trump. “The difference between humans and animals? “Animals wouldn’t allow the stupidest of them to lead the pack,” he also wrote in X alongside a photo of a wolf.
AFP