‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’ | Donald Trump
Donald Trump said he “doesn’t need international law” and that his power is limited only by “his own morality.”
One new interview Speaking to the New York Times, Trump said that the only constraint on his power as US president is “my own morality, my own mind.”
“That’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump said, adding: “I don’t want to hurt people.” On whether his administration should comply with international law, he conceded, “I do,” but said: “It depends on what your definition of international law is.”
Speaking to the newspaper as his administration considered “a range of options” to gain control of Greenland, Trump also emphasized the importance of ownership.
“Ownership is very important,” Trump said, adding: “Because I think it’s psychologically necessary for success. I think ownership gives you something you can’t do, you’re talking about a lease or an agreement. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can’t get by just signing a document.”
Trump also dismissed concerns that his decision to remove Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s president would set a precedent for a Chinese takeover of Taiwan or a Russian attempt to control Ukraine.
Trump justifies US attacks on Venezuela repeated Their controversial claim was that Maduro sent gang members to the United States.
“This was a real threat… There was no people flocking to China. There was no drugs flowing to China. You didn’t experience all the bad things we went through. There was no opening of prisons in Taiwan and people flocking to China,” Trump said, adding that “no criminals flocked to Russia.”
Stating that he does not believe that Chinese President Xi Jinping will take control of Taiwan, he told the New York Times: “It depends on what he does. But you know, I expressed to him that I would be very unhappy if he did that, and I don’t think he would do that. I hope he doesn’t.”
Trump added: “He might do that after we have a different president, but I don’t think he’ll do that when I’m president.”
He also seemed unconcerned about it. latest arms control agreement The agreement between the United States and Russia will expire next month.
“If it expires, it expires,” Trump said, adding: “We’ll get a better deal.” He continued, saying China should be included in future deals: “You’d probably want a few more players involved.”
Trump’s latest interview comes as domestic tensions rise after ICE fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, sparking massive protests, and as relations with European allies fray over the possibility of a US takeover of Greenland.
