Donald Trump promised last night a "strong military" and an end to the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine, and the ministries of defense and foreign affairs have assured that the transfer of power from the Democrats to the Republicans will take place smoothly by January 20 next year, reported France Press.
At a party at his Mar a Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the president-elect expressed his satisfaction with his nominations for health care, justice, defense and Elon Musk's government efficiency committee.
"We need to become a great country again with low taxes and a strong military. We have to take care of our armed forces. We've done it before, we're going to have to do it again,” Trump said, criticizing the "huge amount" of about $1 trillion spent by the US in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021. This colossal figure was announced by President Joe Biden as he withdrew US troops there in August 2021.
A proponent of a non-interventionist foreign policy in other countries, Trump pledged to "work on the Middle East and work very hard on Russia and Ukraine," saying, "this has to stop.