'Absolutely bombing': Trump makes pre-inauguration Ukraine War vow in Economic Club speech
Donald Trump vowed to end Russia’s illegal war with Ukraine before he is inaugurated President of the United States if he wins the 2024 election in November, in remarks he made Thursday, the same day the ex-president through his attorneys pleaded not guilty to charges in a superseding indictment related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential race he lost.
“The sad part about Russia is that Ukraine would have never happened if I was president, so we wouldn’t really have to be talking about sanctions, but it did happen,” Trump told an on-stage panel at the non-partisan Economic Club of New York during his invited remarks for their Signature Luncheon. “And one of the things I’m going to do, a little bit relevant to your question, is, if we win, I believe I can settle that war while I’m President-Elect, before I ever get into office, I can get that war settled and get that war stopped, because it’s a horrible, horrible war, and far more people are killed in Ukraine, far more people than you’re realizing.”
“They’ll knock down this master building, amazing the size of these buildings. They’ll knock it down. They’ll say nobody was injured, no, a lot of people were killed. The real numbers are far greater than what people are are looking at. So I think it’s a very important thing. Sanctions have to be used very judiciously, and you can win. We have things much more powerful actually, than sanctions. We have trade, but we cannot lose our dollar standard. Very important,” Trump said.
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Trump did not give any details on how he would convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war against the sovereign nation of Ukraine, nor did he explain how he could do so while not being President, especially given certain U.S. laws that prohibit negotiating with America’s enemies. His remarks echo those he made in July at the Republican National Convention, when he “said he would also free U.S. ‘hostages’ without giving any details as to who and how,” as Radio Free Europe reported. His remarks also echo those he made in June, claiming only he could secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter who was being held in Russia by Vladimir Putin’s government. Trump vowed to do so, if elected, before taking office. President Biden later secured Gershkovich’s release.
The convicted ex-president’s speech did not appear to be overall enthusiastically received by the roomful of attendees.
“Trump is absolutely bombing at the New York Economic Club, observed journalist Aaron Rupar, who posted several clips from the speech on social media.
“Who could’ve anticipated Trump would bomb at the NY Econ Club?” asked journalist David Rothkopf, sarcastically. “After all, he is failed businessman, convicted of fraud, who oversaw multiple bankruptcies, was a terrible president with an atrocious economic record, has no ideas and is rapidly mentally declining.”
At one point Trump appeared to receive limited applause after vowing to “make America the world capital for crypto and bitcoin.”
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