Former President Donald Trump advanced his criteria for selecting a vice president and acknowledged some personnel mishaps during his first administration.
“You have to decide who will be a good president. You always have to think that,” Trump told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program. “I have a lot of good people. We have a lot of really good people.
“I have a lot of good ideas, but I don’t have them, and there’s no reason to do them quickly,” he added, before calling Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) “a real tiger” and praising the South Dakota governor. .Kristi Noem for not competing against him.
Trump said he won’t announce his vice presidential pick for “a while” and also confessed to making personnel mistakes in his first term.
“Of course, but everyone does it. Obama had done it. What about Biden? Look at the people running this Biden thing. The difference is that I fire people,” Trump said when pressed by host Maria Bartiromo. “I fired Comey. I got rid of him.”
The 77-year-old former president explained that he had been an outsider before taking office in 2016 and that he is now more familiar with political talent.
“I also meet people I didn’t know before. Now I know the smart ones. I know fools. I know the weak and the strong.”
Donald Trump downplayed past personnel problems. REUTERS James Comey’s firing sparked Mueller’s multi-year investigation. AP
Trump revealed that he intends to bring back some former cabinet members in a hypothetical second term.
At another point in the interview, while emphasizing that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was a “very good friend of mine during my tenure,” Trump predicted that China would meddle in the 2024 election against him.
“I think they will. And they will not interfere on my behalf. We should vote on the same day, with paper ballots, with voter ID and without mail-in ballots,” she said.
Xi reportedly promised President Biden that China will not interfere in the 2024 race. Trump further suggested that he plans to impose tariffs even higher than the 60% tariffs against China that he is rumored to be considering.
Donald Trump touted his relationship with Xi Jinping, but predicted that China could meddle in the 2024 elections. REUTERS
When asked how he was going to get the “anti-Trumpers” back together, Trump highlighted his record on domestic politics.
“I don’t know if they’re really anti-Trumpers. They want… they want security. They want security. They want a great economy. “They want a strong border,” he said.
He said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wants to back me, that’s what I heard.” Trump has long criticized McConnell and launched inflammatory attacks against his wife.
At one point, Trump weighed in on the Republican National Committee’s dismal fundraising numbers. The RNC began the year with $8 million in cash on hand, the lowest sum since 2013, compared to the Democratic National Committee with $21 million in cash on hand.
Trump noted that he has “a lot of money” and then hinted that Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel may need to be replaced.
“I think he did very well when he coached Michigan for me. I think he did well at first on the Republican National Committee. I would say at this point there will probably be some changes made,” he said.
Tim Scott has been very defensive of Donald Trump in public. AP Donald Trump praised Kristi Noem and noted that she did not run in 2024 because she thought she could not beat him.ZUMAPRESS.com
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, Trump has been indicted on 91 criminal counts.
“It’s about bravery. You have to have courage for the country,” she stated. “If I didn’t run or was in fifth place, I wouldn’t have any charges.”
“Every time you accuse me, it’s an honor, because I do it for you and people agree.”
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him and denied any wrongdoing.
Last week in Manhattan federal court, the former president received an $83.3 million jury verdict for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Biden and his allies have portrayed Trump as a threat to democracy and called attention to comments he made on Fox News last December about being a dictator for a day.
“That was said in jest,” Trump explained. “Biden is bad for democracy because he is incompetent,” he later added.
President Biden insists that democracy is at stake in 2024. AP
One particular issue that Trump criticized Biden for was the attack by an Iranian representative that killed three American soldiers in Jordan last month.
“It would never have happened to me. He had Iran under control,” she said. “I can’t tell you what I do. I know exactly what I would do. “It’s subject to change, of course, but I know exactly what I would do.”
In response, Biden has ordered retaliatory strikes against targets in the region. So far, the United States has carried out at least two such attacks, including in parts of Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
In December, The Post reported that Trump was considering a Bronx rally as he tries to expand the general election map.
“Yes, I think I will,” Trump said. “I think I might do one at Madison Square Garden, too.”
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