Trump's second term formally ends on the day his successor is sworn in, i.e. January 20, 2029, and the US Constitution prohibits the president from running for a third term. However, in an interview with NBC News, Trump once again did not rule out such a scenario. However, when asked about his potential successors, he pointed to two politicians – current Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
– I don't want to get involved. We still have three years. I have two people who do a great job. I don't want any arguments and I don't want to talk about “fighting”. “But JD is fantastic and Marco is fantastic,” Trump said. When asked about the differences between the two politicians, Trump said they were “different in style” and one of them was “more diplomatic.”
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Donald Trump on Iran. “They should be very concerned.”
Donald Trump was also asked whether he would launch an attack on Iran. The tension between the two countries is not decreasing: in June last year The Americans joined Israel's war with Iran and bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, and in early January – during huge protests in Iran – Trump openly called for a change of power in Tehran. In recent weeks, the US has strengthened its military presence in the Middle East, which, according to Trump, is to encourage Iran to talk at nuclear negotiations.
“I would say he should be very concerned,” Trump said, responding to a reporter's question about whether Iran's leader should be concerned right now. He also added that he “heard” that the Iranians are trying to restart enriched uranium production.
Negotiations with the participation of representatives of Iran and the US are scheduled to take place in Oman on Friday.
Donald Trump on image problems. “We're not good at this”
Trump also referred to the recent actions of ICE (Customs and Immigration Services). In January, federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis — 37-year-old Renee Good and Alex Pretti — in two separate incidents. Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and other administration officials suggested without providing evidence that the victims were “homegrown terrorists.” Later, video recordings questioned some of the original claims about the legitimacy of the use of weapons, which caused a wave of outrage in the country.
“Maybe we should take a softer approach, but you still have to be tough,” Trump said, describing both killings as “incidents” that he was “not happy about.” “He was no angel and she was no angel,” he added, asserting that he felt sad about the events and that “the people at ICE feel worse about it than anyone else.”
He added that his administration “is completely focused on criminals, really bad criminals.” – You can say that people who came illegally are criminals, but I am talking about murderers from different countries – said the American president.
At the same time, Trump admitted that his administration is not good at image issues. “We're doing a phenomenal job, but I don't think we're good at public relations,” he said.
