2023-05-11 02:02:14
Donald Trump repeated his lie on CNN that his 2020 election victory was stolen from him. More than two years following the storming of the US Capitol, he does not want to apologize to his deputy Mike Pence, who he pilloried at the time. He promised to pardon many of the rioters convicted of it if he returned to the White House .
“I think if you look at the result and if you look at what happened in this election, if you’re not a very stupid person, then you can see what happened,” Trump said on Wednesday evening (local time). According to the Republican, the presidential election that brought the Democrat Joe Biden into office was manipulated. CNN presenter Kaitlan Collins contradicted Trump, but he stuck to his often refuted claim and accused Collins of pursuing a political agenda.
Trump is running for the Republican nomination for the presidency in the 2024 elections – for that he has to pass his party’s primaries. It is unusual for Trump to appear on CNN, because the broadcaster is considered to be rather liberal and is repeatedly attacked by the 76-year-old.
Trump once more denied allegations once morest him following his conviction for sexual abuse in a civil trial. “It’s a made-up story,” he said, and once more railed once morest the judiciary. He did not testify personally during the trial because it was a “set up,” Trump said. About the US author E. Jean Carroll, who won the case once morest him, he said: “I don’t know this woman. I’ve never met her. I have no idea who she is.”
Trump said to Pence: “He’s a very nice man. He made a mistake.” Trump supporters stormed the seat of parliament in Washington on January 6, 2021. Congress met there to formally confirm the election victory of Trump’s democratic challenger Joe Biden. The violent crowd wanted to prevent that. At the time, Pence chaired the congress session in his role as Vice President – from a legal point of view a purely ceremonial task, but Trump had previously publicly called on his Vice President to block the procedure. He also explicitly incited his supporters once morest Pence. When asked by moderator Kaitlan Collins if he owed Pence an apology, Trump said, “No, because he did something wrong.”
In return, he wants to pardon rioters convicted of storming the Capitol if he returns to the White House. “I am inclined to pardon many of them,” he said. When asked if he would also pardon members of the far-right Proud Boys, he replied evasively: “I would have to look at their case.” But he might say that you don’t get a fair trial in Washington.
Trump left open whether he would accept the official result of the 2024 presidential election. “If I think it’s an honest choice, I would definitely do it,” Trump replied on Wednesday evening (local time) in a CNN program when asked. The moderator followed up: “Will you commit yourself to accepting the results of the election regardless of the outcome?” Trump was evasive once more, saying, “If I think it’s an honest election, I would be honored.”
Trump was evasive regarding the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. When asked whether he would continue to provide Ukraine with money and arms supplies if he won the 2024 presidential election, the Republican said on Wednesday evening (local time), among other things: “I want Europe to provide more money because they laugh at them. They think we’re a bunch of idiots.” Trump reiterated his claim that he might end the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has been going on for more than 14 months, in 24 hours. Asked by moderator Kaitlan Collins whether Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, Trump said, “If you say he’s a war criminal, it’s going to be a lot harder to get a deal.”
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