Former US president Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to bring an end to raging international wars and restore American prestige on the world stage, saying he could “stop wars with a telephone call.”
The Republican presidential candidate sought to paint a dire picture of the world under his successor, Joe Biden, telling the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that the planet is “teetering on the edge of World War III.”
“We will restore peace, stability, and harmony throughout the world,” Trump said, without giving any detail on how he might do that.
“Under our leadership, the United States will be respected again. No nation will question our power, no enemy will doubt our might, and our borders will be secure.”
Trump blamed Biden for problems around the world, including many that began long before the Democrat took office.
“There is an international crisis the likes of which the world has seldom been part of… War is now raging in Europe; in the Middle East, a growing spectre of conflict hangs over Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, and all of Asia,” he said.
He promised to reverse all that if he is elected to a second term in the White House.
“I will end every single international crisis that the current administration has created, including the horrible war with Russia and Ukraine,” Trump said. But “to achieve this future, we must first rescue our nation from failed and even incompetent leadership.”
He also mentioned that he wants Americans held abroad to be released—oor else.
“The entire world, I tell you this: we want our hostages back, and they better be back before I assume office or you will be paying a very big price,” said Trump, again failing to give any specifics.
He promised to develop a version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system for the United States, despite the fact that the system is built for short-range threats and would be ineffective against intercontinental missiles, which pose the greatest threat to the country.
And he implied that Kim Jong Un, the reclusive North Korean dictator whom he met in person during his presidency and whose country possesses nuclear weapons, wished to see him back in the White House.
“I get along with him; he’d like to see me back too. I think he misses me, if you want to know,” Trump said.
