The United States will leave NATO unless allied states contribute more financially, Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News, excerpts of which were broadcast this Sunday. “If they pay their bills and treat us fairly, the answer is ‘absolutely, I will stay in NATO’,” declared the future American president, before responding: “absolutely” to the question of whether he would consider leaving the Atlantic Alliance otherwise.
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2 Ukraine “probably” expects less aid
Still on the foreign policy front, they said Ukraine should “probably” expect less aid from the United States when it returns to power; Note that this interview broadcast on Sunday was recorded before his meeting this Saturday in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Yes, probably, of course,” the future US president responded to NBC News’ question whether Ukraine should prepare for a reduction in US aid when he takes office on January 20 , before reiterating that he was trying to end the conflict with Russia.
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3 He wants to end the right of soil
Donald Trump also declared that he would try to end land tenure in the United States on the first day of his return to the White House, January 20, after making immigration the major theme of his campaign. “You know that if someone sets foot, just one foot (…) on our territory: ‘Congratulations, you are now a citizen of the United States of America’,” declared the future American president (while the land law in the United States actually concerns people born in the territory, Editor’s note) before adding: “We are going to put an end to it because it’s ridiculous.”
Asked how he would repeal this right enshrined in the Constitution, Donald Trump did not provide details. He had already made a similar announcement in 2018 during his first term.
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4 He wants to deport all illegal immigrants
The Republican also said that when he returned to power, he would strive to expel all illegal immigrants from the United States. “I think we have to do it, and it’s hard, it’s a very complicated thing to do,” the future American president responded to NBC News, when asked whether his plan was to expel during his four years in office all persons present in the United States illegally. The president-elect also said that for families where some members are illegal and others are legally present in the United States, the entire family could be deported. “I don’t want to separate families, so the only way… is to keep them together and you have to send them all away.”
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5 The “Dreamers” could stay
He further stated that he wished the “Dreamers” could stay in the United States. The name refers to immigrants who arrived illegally in the United States as minors and were protected from deportation under a program implemented under Barack Obama. An appeals court ruled this program illegal in 2022, while retaining the rights of the beneficiaries at the time. Declaring that Republicans were “very open” to “Dreamers,” Donald Trump said he wanted to “work with Democrats on a plan” on this issue.
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6 It does not guarantee that prices will not increase
Donald Trump said he could not “guarantee” that consumer prices would not increase for American households as a consequence of the customs duties he intends to apply, while reiterating that he was a “fervent supporter” of this economic policy. “I can’t guarantee anything,” said the Republican, when asked if he could guarantee that American families would not have to pay more, before specifying that according to him the customs duties “cost nothing to the Americans.”
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