“A bad person” to the anchor who was in a war of nerves
Claims to “resolve the war in Ukraine within 24 hours”
CNN’s “Trump Dishonest” Rating
Criticism of Biden “I want four more years like that”
“Are you ready to (listen)? Can I talk?” (Former U.S. President Donald Trump)
“Yes, I would like to hear the answer. That’s why I asked.” (CNN anchor Caitlyn Collins)
“Put simply, you are nasty.” (Trump)
It is part of the ‘war of words’ exchanged between former President Trump and CNN anchor Collins in a conversation held at St. Anselm University in New Hampshire on the 10th. When Collins persistently asked former President Trump about the controversy over the leakage of classified documents, former President Trump responded in this way.
Former President Trump appeared on CNN ‘Ansuk’. It is his first TV appearance after announcing his challenge for next year’s presidential election and his first appearance on CNN in seven years since the 2016 presidential election. The presenter was reporter Collins, who was suspended from the White House for asking “inappropriate” questions during the Trump administration. The conversation on this day was conducted in the form of a ‘town hall meeting’ to answer impromptu questions from citizens.
The biggest point of observation in the conversation, which lasted for about 70 minutes, was whether former President Trump would admit defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Former President Trump said to Collins, who urged him to admit defeat in the presidential election, “The election was rigged. If you’re not stupid, anyone can tell,” he denied. He then even hinted at the possibility of objection, saying, “I will accept the results only if there is no election fraud (even in the next year’s presidential election).”
Regarding the suspicion that he exerted external pressure to overturn the election results by pressuring the secretary of state of Georgia, which was the most contested state right after the presidential election, to “find (my) votes that disappeared,” he dismissed it, saying, “There has never been such a thing.” However, the New York Times (NYT) said that the transcript had already been released and that former President Trump was lying again.
Former President Trump said, “If I become president, I will pardon many of them” about the protesters of the ‘1/6 Congressional Invasion’, which caused a riot in dissatisfaction with the results of the last presidential election. Earlier, on the 5th, a federal district court in Washington sentenced Peter Schwartz (49), who was charged with raiding Congress, to 14 years in prison, and observers say that other ringleaders will also be punished severely. On this day, when former President Trump called the 1/6 incident a “beautiful day,” strong supporters in the audience cheered.
Last year, the US Supreme Court overturned the ‘Roe v Wade’ ruling that guaranteed women’s abortion rights, former President Trump said, “a great victory.” However, when asked about allowing an abortion until a few weeks after his conception, he evaded an immediate answer, saying, “I’ll try to find a solution.” It was an attitude that seemed to keep in mind the fact that the Republican Party struggled with the ‘abortion rights debate’ in the US midterm elections last year.
The day before, a federal district court in New York awarded former President Trump $5 million (approximately 6.6 billion won) in a civil lawsuit over a sexual harassment case more than 20 years ago. However, he denied the victim, Elizabeth Jean Carroll, saying, “I don’t even know who this woman is.” In addition, foreign media reported that she constantly mocked Carol, calling her a “whack job.”
Regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which lasted more than a year, former President Trump said, “If I become president, I will end the war within 24 hours,” suggesting that he may stop military aid to Ukraine. Regarding the issue of raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, which is in daily confrontation between the Joe Biden administration and the opposition Republican Party, which occupies a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, they criticized that “the government is spending money like a drunken sailor.”
Shortly after the conversation, CNN evaluated that “Trump was neither restrained nor honest.” President Biden also said on Twitter that day, “Do you want four more years like that?” and “If not, please help our election campaign.” Criticism was also raised both inside and outside of CNN for the fact that former President Trump’s unproven remarks were transmitted without filtering.
Source: Donga
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