President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month.
I can’t guarantee tomorrow” On the subject of immigration, Trump told NBC he would seek through executive action to end so-called birthright citizenship, which entitles anyone born in the US to an American passport, even if their parents were born elsewhere.
Trump seemed to offer mixed signals on whether he would follow through on his repeated vows to seek retribution against political adversaries.
Trump seemed to indicate that he would not seek a special counsel investigation into Biden and his family, as he once vowed.
In his NBC interview Trump also said he would not direct the FBI to pursue investigations against his foes.
On his first day in office next month, President-elect Donald Trump has stated that he will consider pardoning those involved in the Capitol riot in 2021.
He said, “These people are living in hell,” during his first broadcast network interview since winning the election in November, on NBC’s Meet the Press.
While promising to cooperate with Democrats to assist certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children, the Republican also pledged to stop automatic citizenship for anyone born in the nation.
Following his inauguration on January 20, Trump pledged to issue “a lot” of executive orders, including those pertaining to immigration, energy, and the economy, during the extensive sit-down that was captured on tape on Friday.
He said some of his political rivals, including lawmakers who looked into the Capitol riot, should be imprisoned, but he did not say he would ask the justice department to look into Joe Biden.
Three months after losing the 2020 election, Trump supporters stormed Congress and asked if he would try to pardon the hundreds of people convicted of being involved in that riot.
His words were, “We’re going to look at independent cases,”. Yes, but my actions will be impulsive. “.”.
“First day,” he continued.
They’ve been in there for years, and it’s a dirty, repulsive place that shouldn’t even be permitted to remain open,” Trump went on. “.
Other news was revealed by the president-elect during the Sunday NBC interview.
When asked if he would continue to support the United States’ membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), he responded, “If they’re paying their bills, and if I think they’re doing a fair – they’re treating us fairly, the answer is absolutely, I’d stay with Nato.”.
“Well, I commit,” Trump said when asked to provide a guarantee that he would not try to restrict abortion pills. I mean. . Things change. .
When he returns to the White House, Ukraine should “probably” expect less aid, the Republican said.
Trump stated that he believes “somebody has to find out” whether childhood vaccines and autism are related, a proposition that has been disproved by numerous international studies. Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his opponent of vaccines and his choice for health secretary, would investigate.
The president-elect reiterated his pledge to make Social Security “more efficient” but not to raise the eligibility age or try to reduce it.
When asked if his proposal to impose tariffs on imports from significant trading partners in the United States would result in higher prices for Americans, he responded, “I can’t guarantee anything.”. I cannot promise tomorrow.
Regarding immigration, Trump told NBC he would try to terminate “birthright citizenship,” which grants US citizens the right to an American passport regardless of where their parents were born.
According to the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment, “all persons born” in the US “are citizens of the United States.” This clause is the foundation of birthright citizenship.
According to Trump, “we’re going to have to get it changed,”. Perhaps we’ll need to return to the people. However, it must end. “,”.
Trump also declared that he would honor his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants, including those who have US-citizen relatives.
He declared, “I don’t want to be breaking up families,” meaning that the only way to avoid doing so is to keep the family together and send them all back. “..”.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that Trump once tried to eliminate, provided protection for undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers.” Trump stated that he wants to collaborate with Congress to assist these individuals.
According to him, some of these immigrants have established successful businesses and found good jobs. “I will work with the Democrats on a plan,” he added.
Trump appeared to send conflicting messages about whether he would keep his repeated promises to exact revenge on political rivals.
The outgoing US President Joe Biden granted his son Hunter, who was convicted of a crime, a broad pardon this week. According to reports, the Democrat is thinking about issuing additional general pardons to political allies prior to his departure from office next month.
As he previously promised, Trump appeared to suggest that he would not pursue a special counsel investigation into Biden and his family.
He declared, “I don’t want to go back in time.”. “My goal is to see our nation prosper. Success will be the means of retaliation. “.
However, he added that the members of the House of Representatives committee that looked into him, which was led by Democrats and is now no longer in existence, “should go to jail.”.
On Sunday, Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman, retaliated against Trump as one panelist.
“Continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic” is how she described his remark that committee members ought to be imprisoned.
Trump also stated in his interview with NBC that he would not order the FBI to look into his enemies.
However, he added to the network: “It’s likely that they broke the law, were dishonest, or did something wrong.
“They pursued me. I did nothing wrong, but they still went after me. “,”.
