In the interview, Mr. Trump announced that there would be immediate and radical changes immediately after taking office on January 20, 2025, including a plan to pardon some people convicted in the riot at Congress. America on January 6, 2021. That was the day protesters supporting Mr. Trump stormed the parliament building to prevent lawmakers from ratifying his defeat to Mr. Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. According to data from the US Department of Justice, Nearly 1,200 people have pleaded guilty or been found guilty of crimes related to the riot, of which more than 645 defendants have received prison sentences. In the interview, Mr. Trump said he would not seek revenge against Mr. Biden’s administration officials and members of Congress who investigated his role in the riot, instead saying that the Justice Department should decide be objective about the investigation. However, Mr. Trump called for the “imprisonment” of former Congressman Liz Cheney and Congressman Bennie Thompson, the two people who headed the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 case.
Mr. Trump revealed foreign policy
In the interview, Mr. Trump announced that he would deport all illegal immigrants in the US during the next 4-year term, starting with criminals. However, Mr. Trump said he would find a way to retain immigrants who were brought to the US as children and have lived in the US for many years, also known as “Dreamers”. As for families whose parents are illegal immigrants but their children are legal, Mr. Trump said he does not want to separate them and “the only way is to bring them all back.” On the other hand, the President-elect plans to end constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, under which a person born in the United States is a legal American citizen. “We will have to change that,” he declared.
US President-elect Donald Trump
In addition, Mr. Trump also mentioned many other topics such as abortion pills, social security and health insurance programs, and energy policy. He announced that he would expand the domestic tax reduction program but would impose import taxes on foreign goods to ensure a fair trade relationship. However, he admitted that he could not guarantee that the tax rate would not lead to an increase in domestic commodity prices.
In addition, Mr. Trump reiterated his support for the officials he nominated for the new administration. Over the weekend, Mr. Trump announced his decision to appoint personal lawyer Alina Habba as presidential advisor. He also selected three other figures for senior positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including former US Ambassador to Canada Christopher Landau was nominated as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
