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Donald Trump, during his interview with Elon Musk, launched a scathing attack on US President Joe Biden and blamed him for the Ukraine invasion.
Trump claimed that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if Biden were not president.
Musk did not challenge Trump’s claim and instead agreed with him, saying: “You’ve made an excellent point.”
The Republican candidate for the 2024 US Presidential elections argued that his strong relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could have prevented the conflict.
Putin respected me: Trump
“I got along with Putin very well, and he respected me,” Trump said, adding that he often spoke with Putin about Ukraine, describing it as “the apple of his eye.”
Trump further claimed that he had warned Putin against taking action, saying, “I told him (Putin), ‘don’t do it. You can’t do it, Vladimir.”
“He (Putin) said ’no way’, and I said ‘way’,” Trump added.
Trump also described a time when he allegedly counselled Putin against invading Ukraine.
Putin, Kim Jong Un are ‘smart’
Trump went on to say that he “knows” Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
“They’re smart and they are vicious,” he said.
“When they see a Kamala or sleepy Joe they can’t believe it,” Trump added.
Trump, who is known for his longstanding public sympathy for Putin and his repeated criticism of US aid to Ukraine, recently in his presidential campaign claimed that he would end the Ukraine war within 24 hours if elected. He has, however, refused to provide details of his plan.
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More ShortsIn May 2023, Trump has also publicly said that he would not guarantee continued defence assistance to Ukraine if he won the presidential election.
During debates with Biden, Trump rejected Putin’s ceasefire terms, which demanded that Ukraine surrender four regions partially occupied by Russia and abandon its effort to join NATO, calling them “not acceptable.”
Earlier media reports, however, indicated that Trump privately suggested ending Russia’s war by pressuring Ukraine to cede Crimea and Donbas to Moscow.
Tech glitch delays Trump’s interview with Musk
CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter), Musk, had planned to host Trump for an interview “Live on X” at 8 pm ET, however, the social media platform experienced glitches, preventing several users from listening to the interview.
Later, Musk posted that there was a “massive DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack on X” and mentioned efforts to shut it down. The interview started about 40 minutes later than the scheduled time.
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