Trump promises to end wars with a strong military

Published November 15,2024

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a “strong military”, as he repeated his pledge to finish the battle between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump, who campaigned on an “America First” international coverage, has mentioned beforehand that he needed to strike a deal between Kyiv and Moscow, with out giving particulars, and finish bloodshed within the Middle East.

“We have to get back to a great country with low taxes and a strong military. We’re going to fix our military, we did once and now we’re going to have to do it again,” he mentioned Thursday at a gala organized by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

“We’re going to work on the Middle East and we’re going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It’s got to stop,” Trump added.

He additionally criticized the “big chunk” of US spending on Afghanistan, from the place American troops withdrew in 2021 after 20 years of preventing an insurgency by the Taliban, which returned to energy that 12 months.

Trump’s re-election has the potential to upend the just about three-year battle between Russia and Ukraine, throwing into query Washington’s multibillion-dollar help for Kyiv, which is essential to its protection.

The Republican mentioned on the marketing campaign path that he may finish the preventing inside hours and has indicated he would speak immediately with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump has not mentioned how he intends to strike a peace deal on Ukraine or what phrases he would suggest.

Trump has nominated Fox News host and National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth to guide the world’s strongest navy as protection secretary, regardless of a slim CV.

If confirmed by the Senate, Hegseth would command round 3.4 million troopers and civilians, and oversee an annual funds of about $850 billion.

The president-elect has entrusted Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, with the duty of proposing cuts of $2 trillion from the federal authorities’s $7 trillion funds.