Donald Trump gives first interview since his election and details his radical priorities for “Day 1”

UNITED STATES – A roadmap for January 20, 2025. Before a notable visit to Paris to attend the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, future American President Donald Trump spoke at length in an interview broadcast this Sunday December 8 on the channel NBC News. Donald Trump's first major interview with a television channel since his victory on November 5.

The opportunity for him to discuss his imminent return to power and his priorities when he re-enters the Oval Office on January 20. And the 47th elected president of the United States did not beat around the bush regarding one of his favorite subjects: immigration.

As on the idea of ​​putting an end to land rights in the country. What he intends to implement from the first day of his second term. “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’”said the future president to denounce a measure that he considers “ ridicule ». « We're going to end it “, he added.

Problem: contrary to what he asserts, land law only concerns people born on American territory. Fake news that he was hardly able to defend when he was questioned about how he intended to repeal this right… enshrined in the Constitution. Donald Trump did not provide the slightest clarification on this point.

Still on the theme of immigration, the Republican billionaire could not help but mention the big measure brandished as a major campaign argument: expelling all illegal immigrants from the United States upon their return. in power.

“I think we have to do it, and it’s hard, it’s a very complicated thing to do”Donald Trump timidly responded to the question of whether his plan was to expel, during his four years in office, all people 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”declared Donald Trump.

He nevertheless declared that he wanted the “ Dreamers » can remain 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 the Republicans were “ very open” to “ Dreamers »Donald Trump said he wanted “ work with Democrats on a plan » on this question.

January 6 and vaccines on the program

Beyond his favorite subject, Donald Trump also spoke of his ambition to immediately grant a presidential pardon to his many supporters involved in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. ” I will act very quickly. The first day », car « they've been there for years, and they're in a dirty, disgusting place that shouldn't even be allowed to be open “. To achieve this, he assured NBC News that he wanted to provide legal aid to the rioters.

However, he left the door open to the continued detention of certain “ exceptions “, especially if it concerns people ” radical or crazy “. But he said he wanted to pardon those who had pleaded guilty, even for acts of violence against the police. “ They had no choice », Said Donald Trump. Conversely, he believes that certain members of the House committee who investigated the January 6 attack should be incarcerated. “ Honestly they should go to jail »he decided, without wanting to give the order to arrest them.

Another sensitive subject on which he spoke: vaccines. And for this he is counting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his new Secretary of Health and Human Services. Relaying anti-vaxx theories according to which there is a link between vaccines and autism, Trump announced that he would charge JFK's nephew with an investigation to suppress vaccines ” dangerous for children “. Without stating it completely, he suggested that the appearance of autism spectrum disorders had increased significantly over the past 25 years, going from “ one (case) in 100,000 ” has “ almost one (case) in 100 ».

“Maybe some [vaccins] are not excellent. If not, we need to find out.”Donald Trump ended up concluding.

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