Former President Donald Trump Hinted on Monday that he will bring three big names national security If the 47th chief executive is elected next month, his administration will include experts.
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt gently asked Trump during an interview about whether the Republican nominee would bring back former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell and ex-National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, while Senator Tom Cotton (R) -Arc) will also be included.
“Oh, a lot of people you like are going to be there, okay?” trump teased in response“I can name all the people you like, and I like the same people. So you’ll have those people, and you’ll have more people.”
Trump, 78, did not mention any specific names for national security roles, although he did float the name of former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as a possible returnee.
“I had a lot of great people, Lighthizer, I had a lot of great people,” he said, later adding: “And some bad people, it’s cool, I know who they are.
“I know good people, smart people. I know fools. I know weak people. I know people,” Trump said. “When I got there, remember, I was a developer from New York. I took a crash course. And I have great people. We have great people. you see that.”
During his first administration, Trump enjoyed the mix of foreign policy bullies and pigeons that surrounded him.
According to transition co-chair Howard Lutnick, a key condition for serving Trump’s hypothetical second term would be loyalty.
“Those people were not pure in his eyes,” Lutnik Reflected in the Financial Times on Monday about former Trump administration officials who left during his first term, such as former Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Lutnick insisted that the next time would be different.
“They’re all going to be on the same side, and they’re all going to understand the policies, and we’re going to give people roles based on their ability – and also their loyalty and loyalty to the policy to the man. In form.
Israel and Iran
During his wide-ranging interview with Hewitt on Monday, Trump also touched on the situation in the Middle East and the conflict between Israel and Iran.
“If Israel attacks their (Iran’s) nuclear sites, would you applaud?” Hewitt asked.
“Yes, I dealt with (North Korean dictator) Kim Jung Un. And it has nuclear weapons. And when they have nuclear weapons, you talk differently,” Trump responded.
Republican candidates too accepted recent poll He has been shown to be in a very tense situation with Vice President Kamala Harris among Arab Americans as she grapples with progressive infighting over the Israel-Hamas war.
“I want to see everything go well. I want peace. I don’t want to see people dying. I want peace and they know it. And the Jewish people know this. And both sides like that, and know that I can have peace,” Trump suggested.
“There was no war with Trump. People don’t realize this. I took over ISIS and I destroyed ISIS.” “I had some real generals there.”
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