robosmith Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 Trump’s most revealing quotes yet on what he’ll do if he wins in 2024 Quote Former President Trump suggested in an interview out Tuesday that he would ignore a law forbidding the use of military force on civilians as part of his plan to target undocumented immigrants. Why it matters: Trump has previously floated using the military in unprecedented ways, but his extensive interview with TIME reveals other ways a second Trump administration would challenge longstanding U.S. norms and laws. 1. Immigration: Trump said he is open to using the National Guard to deport undocumented migrants nationwide during a second term. "If they weren't able to, then I'd use [other parts of] the military." In response to a question over whether he would override the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids the use of the military against civilians, Trump said of undocumented immigrants: "Well, these aren't civilians. These are people that aren't legally in our country." Reality check: "Any person in the U.S., regardless of their immigration status, may be entitled to many of the same constitutional rights as U.S. citizens, including the right to due process and equal protection," TIME writes in a fact check of the interview. 2. The 2024 election: "If we don't win, you know, it depends," Trump said of the possibility of violence following the presidential election. "It always depends on the fairness of the election." 3. Department of Justice: The former president said that he may fire U.S. Attorneys who buck his directives to prosecute someone. "It would depend on the situation," Trump said. 4. Abortion: Trump told TIME that it is up to the states if they decide to monitor women's pregnancies so they know if they receive an abortion. "I think they might do that," he said. Trump also said that it is up to the states if they decide to prosecute women for getting abortions. "The states are going to say. It's irrelevant whether I'm comfortable or not. It's totally irrelevant, because the states are going to make those decisions." 5. South Korea: Trump floated the retreat of U.S. forces from U.S. ally South Korea. "We have 40,000 troops that are in a precarious position," Trump told TIME, which noted that there are 28,500 U.S. troops. "Which doesn't make any sense. Why would we defend somebody? And we're talking about a very wealthy country." 6. Israel: Trump said that if Israel and Iran get into a war, the U.S. should get involved. "If they attack Israel, yes, we would be there." "There was a time when I thought two-state could work," Trump said of the possibility of Israel and a Palestinian state existing peacefully side by side. "Now I think two-state is going to be very, very tough." 7. The 2020 election: "I wouldn't feel good about it," Trump said of hiring anybody who believes that President Biden won the 2020 election. 8. Jan. 6: Trump would "absolutely" consider pardoning the Jan. 6 defendants, he told TIME. Of course, he would pardon them cause they did WHAT HE WANTED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakuda Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, robosmith said: Trump’s most revealing quotes yet on what he’ll do if he wins in 2024 Of course, he would pardon them cause they did WHAT HE WANTED. Oh well. If he wins and he does pardon I guess you'll have to get over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robosmith Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 45 minutes ago, Yakuda said: Oh well. If he wins and he does pardon I guess you'll have to get over it There's always impeachment for violating posse comitatus. Too bad targeting immigrants does not give him permission to violate the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakuda Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 10 minutes ago, robosmith said: There's always impeachment for violating posse comitatus. Too bad targeting immigrants does not give him permission to violate the law. More whining ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robosmith Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Yakuda said: More whining ^^^^^ ^IGNORANCE about the meaning of "whining." Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakuda Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 16 minutes ago, robosmith said: ^IGNORANCE about the meaning of "whining." Congrats. See what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robosmith Posted May 2 Author Report Share Posted May 2 7 hours ago, Yakuda said: See what I mean Yes, we see you doubling down on LIES AGAIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 (edited) 20 hours ago, robosmith said: Too bad targeting immigrants does not give him permission to violate the law. Your precious illegal aliens are already breaking the law. They started breaking the law the second they crossed our borders illegally. Targeting is a good thing when you're cracking down on crime, and I hope Trump deports every single f*cking one of them. I mean, how f*cking cool would that be??? Edited May 2 by Deluge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakuda Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 On 5/2/2024 at 12:04 AM, robosmith said: Yes, we see you doubling down on LIES AGAIN. Leftists are disciples of the king of lies. Leftists are the only real threat to America. Domestic terrorists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 All the more reason to vote for Trump it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdnFox Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I don't quite get it here - the vast majority of those aren't him saying what he'll do - he says basically 'it'll think about it but it would depend on the circumstance." Which generally speaking is the answer every politican should give about anything that is going to happen in the future. The response will depend, we'll see. And his stance on iran is pretty much the same as bidens. So what's the problem. Why would this list be scary to someone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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