Former President Donald Trump revealed in a pair of interviews that he will crack down on his own Cabinet if he successfully wins a second term in the White House.
In a story published by Time that featured two interviews with the former president, Trump discussed what he would do if he gets another term in the Oval Office.
When asked “why should voters trust you” when a number of his former Trump officials have not backed his 2024 bid, the former president fired back, saying that he “let them quit” while he was in office and he would do things differently the second time around.
“I let them quit because I have a heart. I don’t want to embarrass anybody, I don’t think I’ll do that again. From now on, I’ll fire,” Trump told Time.
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Former President Donald Trump arrives to court during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 30, 2024, in New York City. Trump revealed in an interview he would crack down on his own Cabinet in a second term.
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Trump’s comments come as several of his former top advisers and allies have refused to endorse his campaign, including former Vice President Mike Pence, former attorney general William Barr and former White House chief of staff John Kelly.
The former president had a public rift with Pence over his refusal to back alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. Pence certified the 2020 election results saying that President Joe Biden had won. Pence said in March that he “cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign.”
Kelly has been a frequent critic of his former boss since he left his position in 2018, even calling for his removal from office following the January 2021 Capitol riot.
In the sprawling Time piece, Trump also discussed other plans for a possible second term in the White House, highlighting a pair of top issues for the 2024 election, immigration and abortion.
With polls reflecting dissatisfaction with Biden’s border policies, Trump has pledged tougher actions including launching the largest domestic deportation operation in U.S. history. He told Time that he would be willing to build migrant detention camps and deploy the U.S. military in the operation.
On the issue of abortion, Trump told the magazine that he would let red state monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.
“I think they might do that,” Trump said regarding monitoring women’s pregnancies.
When asked about whether he would be comfortable with states prosecuting women for having abortions beyond the point the laws permit, Trump said, “It’s irrelevant whether I’m comfortable or not. It’s totally irrelevant, because the states are going to make those decisions.”
Those comments come an ongoing dialogue the former president has had on abortion.
Earlier this month, Trump spoke on his position on abortion, saying abortion limits should be left up to the states, adding that he was proud of putting in place Supreme Cour justices to overturn Roe v. Wade. Those comments triggered some pushback from anti-abortion groups that want Trump to take a more firm stand and polls continue to suggest that abortion is a challenging issue for Republicans.
Trump and President Joe Biden have clinched enough delegates to set up a rematch for the White House in 2024, but a second battle between the 2020 candidates remains unpopular with voters who have said in polls that they don’t want either candidate to get a second term. General election polling has generally shown the two in a neck-and-neck race.
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