Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi (right) met in Japan in 2019
In his first press conference after winning the election, US President-elect Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping as a friend and “a great person”, and said that The two countries should work together to solve global problems.
“China and America can solve every problem in the world together, if you think about it. So that’s very important. He’s my friend. We spent hours and hours talking about it. talk, and he’s a great guy. The press hates when I say it, but he’s a great guy.” The Hill quoted Mr. Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago resort (Florida).
Mr Trump added that he did not know whether Mr Xi Jinping would attend his inauguration next month, but he would “love to have him”.
Mr. Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to the inauguration ceremony?
On other foreign affairs issues, the US President-elect said his team was trying to help rescue hostages held by Hamas, issued a stern warning asking Hamas to release them and noted that he was close to recently spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war in Gaza.
Mr. Trump believes that ending hostilities in the Middle East will be less difficult than hostilities in Ukraine. Next, he said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin must prepare an agreement to end hostilities.
“He (President Zelensky) must be willing to make a deal. That’s all. There will be a deal. Too many people have been killed. There must be a deal. And Mr. Putin must also make a deal,” according to Mr. Trump.
Vaccines, tax rates
Earlier in the press conference, Mr. Trump mentioned many domestic issues. The reporter asked whether the selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services would lead to any vaccine recalls. Mr. Trump said no, but added that “I would like him to report back on his thoughts.”
Mr. Trump said he is a “great believer” in the polio vaccine. When asked whether schools should make vaccines mandatory, he replied that he doesn’t like making them mandatory.
In another issue, Mr. Trump said that tariffs would make America rich, and said that there was no inflation during his first term, when he imposed tariffs on imported steel.
Mr. Trump called for shooting down mysterious UAVs in the US
Mysterious UAVs
Regarding the issue of mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) appearing in New Jersey and some other states, Mr. Trump criticized the response from President Joe Biden’s administration.
“The government knows what’s going on. See, our military knows where they’re taking off from. If it’s a garage, they can go straight into that garage. They know where it’s coming from and where it’s going.” , he stated.
“And for some reason, they don’t want to comment. I think they should be more specific. Our military knows, and our president knows, and for some reason, they want to keep everything People are in a state of suspense,” according to Mr. Trump.
The president-elect declined to answer whether he had received intelligence reports regarding the UAVs, but he downplayed the possibility that they originated from foreign adversaries.
White House officials said there was no evidence of foreign involvement in the mysterious UAVs that residents and lawmakers reported seeing in some areas in recent days. Officials said they are closely monitoring the situation.
