Trump delivers final warnings from Oval Office Video
U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the public on Fox News, where he discussed the space programme, international cooperation, and geopolitics.
Key points from his remarks:
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The headquarters of U.S. Space Command will relocate to Huntsville, Alabama, and will be called “Rocket City”;
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Canada wants to join the “Golden Dome”, Trump said he hoped to “work something out”;
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The President does not see a threat in the possible formation of a China–Russia “axis” against Washington’s interests following the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit;
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Trump admitted he had not seen social media posts about his alleged death, calling the rumours “crazy”;
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Trump said he does not intend to reduce tariffs imposed on India.
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On a possible meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy, Trump remarked: “We’ll see what happens”;
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Trump stressed that the U.S. is currently lagging behind Russia and China in the space race and urged a strengthening of the national programme in this field.
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Trump said he had learned “interesting things” about the conflict in Ukraine — promising to reveal them in the coming days.
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“The U.S. will take a different stance on Russia and Ukraine if the Alaska summit does not deliver the outcome Washington seeks”;
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On rumours about his health, Trump complained that he had done several news conferences last week, “then I didn’t do any for two days and they said ‘there must be something wrong with him’. “It’s so fake."
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"We just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat."
The President continued his address with a mini press conference, answering questions from journalists present.
By Aghakazim Guliyev