Old President TrumpDonald Trump’s envoyBiden calls on North Korea to restart nuclear talks Biden’s misconception about COVID tests puts us all at risk on the Jan. 6 committee to look for legislative records MORE mocked a possible 2024 presidential election in an interview published Tuesday.
“It simply came to our notice then. I’ve won it twice and now I have to win it again. I guess if we save the country, look … I’m going to make a decision, “Trump told Conservative presenter Lisa Boothe on his podcast” The Truth with Lisa Booth. ”
“It may not be for a while. You know, a lot of people would like to see a decision right away, but maybe there is also a large group, including maybe myself, who would like to see it after the medium term, ”he continued.
Trump has repeatedly made false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election and has claimed that the race was “manipulated” and tainted by widespread voter fraud. However, there has been no substantial evidence to suggest that election results were subject to widespread electoral fraud.
The former president struck President BidenJoe BidenHouse Democrats vote on budget over Tuesday Biden envoy calls on North Korea to restart nuclear talks. in the interview, citing the situation on the southern border of the United States and the capture of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
“No one has ever seen shame like this, between the border and Afghanistan [but] I guess Afghanistan blows it all up, “Trump said.” There’s never been anything like it … so much stupidity and incompetence, so I think you’ll be very happy. “
Trump announced his handling of the situation in Afghanistan, while striking Biden’s handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.
“We had [Afghanistan] so under control, as if you didn’t think I was dealing with one, I was dealing with the Taliban at the highest level, ”Trump said. “The military would have come out last, not the first. That was the big mistake: they took the army and left 35 or 45,000 people in danger. It was a horrible abortion. ”
The Hill was the first outing to get the interview, which will air in its entirety later Tuesday.
Trump’s statements came as the Biden administration confirmed Tuesday that the president has no plans to extend the Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Biden has defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan after a roughly 20-year presence in the country, saying the U.S. national security goals have been met, and that it was time for the U.S. Afghan army would take matters into its own hands.
However, this effort has been thrown into chaos as the United States attempts to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies amid the Taliban capture. The U.S. military flew 12,700 people on Monday on 37 flights, the country’s largest airlift day.
Updated at 1:35 p.m.