Former president demands ‘total cessation of hostilities’ in Ukraine and says ‘re-evaluating Nato’s purpose’ is a key re-election pledge
By Jamie Johnson, US CORRESPONDENT 17 March 2023 •
null
Donald Trump has said that America’s greatest threat is not Russia, but its own “USA-hating” congressmen and politicians.
The former president, who remains the favourite to clinch the Republican nomination in the race for the White House, said in a video on his Truth Social network that the war in Ukraine is a “proxy battle” and there are more pressing issues at home.
“The greatest threat to Western civilisation today is not Russia,” he said.
“It’s probably, more than anything else, ourselves and some of the horrible, USA-hating people that represent us.
“It’s the collapse of the nuclear family and fertility rates, like nobody can believe is happening.
“It’s the Marxists who would have us become a Godless nation worshipping at the altar of race, gender and environment.”
Doubling down on his scepticism of US foreign policy, Mr Trump said that he would begin “fundamentally re-evaluating Nato’s purpose and Nato’s mission” if elected in 2024.
Portraying US efforts to arm Ukraine as reckless, Mr Trump said that America has “never been closer to World War III than we are today under Joe Biden”.
“Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to immediately have a total cessation of hostilities.”
The message was criticised as “horrifying” and “pro-Putin”.
Olivia Troye, an ex-adviser to Mike Pence, the former vice president, said that it had “ongoing dangerous implications for our national security and the future of our country”.
“Republicans need to rebuke this. Full stop,” she added.
But the latest polling data shows that Mr Trump is still favoured by Republicans over any other potential or declared candidate for 2024, including Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida.
Quinnipiac University’s latest survey of Republican and Republican-leaning voters found Mr Trump would win 46 per cent of support in a hypothetical GOP primary field, with DeSantis receiving 32 per cent.
Mr Trump finished by saying that he is “the only one” capable of “evicting the sick and corrupt establishment” because he knows “exactly what has to be done”.
Yes, you are the biggest threat.
The horrendous video embedded in this deeply depressing article contains an interview with a beaming, happy Nigel Farage; Trump’s UK bagman.
It is safe to describe Farage as a Russian agent by definition, because he worked for RaT for years until it’s UK demise. By his own admission he was highly paid for the hundreds of appearances he made.
“Quinnipiac University’s latest survey of Republican and Republican-leaning voters found Mr Trump would win 46 per cent of support in a hypothetical GOP primary field, with DeSantis receiving 32 per cent.”
If true, that implies that putler has up to 78% support amongst Republican voters.
“Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to immediately have a total cessation of hostilities.”
Translated means, “I will give my friend the war criminal anything he wants, including huge chunks of Ukraine.”
If rumours are to be true, Trump is due to be arrested on Tuesday next week. He’s already calling for protests.
Nothing better could happen to the US than to get this orange clown arrested.
Quinnipiac University? Pfft. Any university without a football team is not credible.
Good point, Mr. Duck.
it is a funny name though, would love to have that on my alma mater, preferably with some bs degree.