Author: Erica L. Green
Published on: 30/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution. In wide-ranging remarks to “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said “a lot of people” wanted him to serve a third term. He said he was ‘pissed off’ at President Vladimir V. Putin and vowed to impose tariffs. Mr. Trump indicated that he was seriously considering the idea. Already he has likened himself to a king, shown an affinity for autocratic leaders and displayed governance tactics constitutional experts and historians have compared to authoritarianism. Mr. Muller said he very much doubted that would provide a path to a third term for Mr. Trump. In his remarks to Ms. Welker, the president leveled his strongest criticism to date against Mr. Putin, threatening to impose “secondary tariffs” on Russia’s oil if the country thwarted negotiations on a cease-fire deal with Ukraine that would stop the fighting. Mr. Trump said he would consider secondary tariffs on Iran if it didn’t reach a deal with the United States to ensure it did not develop a nuclear weapon, Ms. Welker said. The limited cease-fire has fallen short of the complete pause in combat that Trump administration officials have sought, with Ukraine’s support. Trump issued an executive order on Monday to crack down on countries that buy Venezuelan oil by imposing tariffs on the goods those nations send into the United States. Mr. Trump called the new levies he threatened on buyers of Venezuelan crude “secondary tariffs”. Some trade and sanctions experts said existing secondary sanctions associated with countries such as Russia and Iran already were not well enforced. European leaders are struggling to find the money and political will to replace the bulk of the U.S. Contribution to Ukraine and to their own defense. Russia’s demands are slowing cease-fire talks and giving it an advantage in negotiations. How We Verify Our Reporting Our team analyzes satellite images, photographs, videos and radio transmissions to independently confirm troop movements and other details.
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