From Trump to President Erdoğan: 'He has built a very strong army and country'

U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with Politico,made strikingassessments andevaluated the current state ofglobal affairs.

'ERDOĞAN HASBUILT A STRONGARMY' COUNTRY AND ARMY HE BUILT'

Emphasizing that his relationship with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is very good,Trump said, "Erdoğan is my friend; whenever someone has a problem with him and cannot speak to him,they want me to call.He is a very tough man. I like him a lot. HOver the years, hehas built a strong country and a strong army.We always find solutions with him, and we handle things veryquickly. He is very different from otherleaders,' he said.

'EUROPE 'DECAYING'

Trump described Europe as a group of nations governed by “decaying” and “weak” individuals; he belittled traditional US allies for their inability to control migration and their failure to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and criticized their ownhinted that he could support political candidates in Europe who are aligned with his vision.

'THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING'

Furthermore, Trump stated that European political leaders are weak andthought, saying "They do not know what they arethey do not knowIthink.Europe does not know what it willdo,” he added.

In the interview, Trump’sremarks toward Europerhetoric regarding Russia'swar in Ukraine came at aparticularly sensitive time for negotiations aimed at ending it.

According to Politico, European leaders are increasingly concerned that Trumpmight abandon Ukraine and hisallies in Europe to Russian aggression. In the interview, Trump addressed these concerns regarding the Europeanleaders.gave no assurancesand declared that Russiais in a much strongerpositionregardingUkrainethan it was before.

'OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA WILL EXPAND'

Although Trump claimed to pursue a peace agenda abroad, he also carried out military operations in Latin America against targets that his administration alleged were linked to drug trafficking.he said that he could expand it even further.Trump has deployed a large military force to the Caribbean

to strike a blow againstdrugtraffickersand to pressure the authoritarian regime in Venezuela.The deployment is part of a broader strategyto maintain regional stability.

'MADURO'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED'

In the interview, Trump stated that he would send US troops to Venezuela with the aim of toppling Maduro. did not rule out the possibility of overthrowinghim, and stated that Maduro'sdays arenumbered.

Some leaders of the U.S. right have urged Trump to send groundforces to Venezuela,which would alienate the conservative voters whovoted for him to end foreign wars.red line, he had warned that he would bring it to thepoint.

Regarding ground troops, Trump said, "I am not saying whether I want to or not. I will not talk about this. I do not want to talk about military strategy."

However, the President noted that in othercountries where drug trafficking ishigh, such as Mexico and Colombia, targets againstHestated thathewouldthinkaboutusingforce.

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