June 28 :
At a debate in Atlanta on June 28, former US presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who were both running for president, ripped at one other over foreign policy, focusing on the crises between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said during Thursday's (loval time) CNN debate that Putin started the war against Ukraine because of the US' "embarrassing" exit from Afghanistan. The US presidential elections are scheduled for later this year. Moreover, he asserted that these disputes would not have arisen had Trump been in power. "He was so bad with Afghanistan, it was so embarrassing...when Putin watched that so much incompetency...when Putin says that he said 'I think we are gonna go in," remarked the president.
If Iran hadn't broken off relations with me, neither Putin nor Hamas would have invaded Ukraine or Israel. "The world is swaying under him (Biden) because I would not allow anybody to do business with Iran. That is why there was no terror during my administration," he continued. President Biden reiterated his commitment to standing with Ukraine, noting that Russia had suffered heavy casualties and failed in its attempt to seize Kyiv.
"Do whatever you want," Trump told Putin.Putin had threatened to seize Kyiv within five days on the grounds that it was formerly a part of the Soviet Union, but he was unable to accomplish this because to the heavy casualties suffered by the Ukrainian military, according to Biden. Biden referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "war criminal" and said that other battles in Europe could ensue if Russia were to seize Ukraine.
The Russian president is a war criminal, according to this report. After murdering thousands, he made his intentions very clear: he intends to turn Ukraine into a Soviet satellite. The US president went on to ask, "Do you think he would stop there?" and what would happen to Poland, Belarus, and NATO members if he were to seize Ukraine. At the same time, when asked if he would accept Putin's conditions for ending the war, Trump stated that they are "not acceptable" and that Russia should retain the territory it has taken thus far and that Ukraine should not join NATO. "No, they're not acceptable," Trump declared.
More than that, he vowed to put a stop to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict "before he takes office." Additionally, he criticized the United States' current assistance to Ukraine by referring to Zelenskyy as a "salesman." However, we are in a war that ought never to have broken out. Biden has granted Ukraine a substantial sum of money—at least USD 200 billion. "Zelenskyy is the greatest salesman ever," Trump remarked, adding that every time he visits the nation, he leaves with USD 60 billion.
"It was completely unnecessary. By the time I take office as president-elect on January 20, I will have resolved the conflict between Putin and Zelenskyy. Even NATO came up in Trump's remarks, as he claimed that other European nations "don't wanna pay."
Their reluctance to pay is the most significant shift I made."Millions of dollars pouring in" became a reality after Trump threatened not to shield the companies unless they forked out hundreds of billions of dollars, he claimed. Another topic that came up during the discussion was the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Israel has accepted the ceasefire plan, according to President Biden; the group wanting the fighting to continue is Hamas.
The plan that Biden promoted involved exchanging Palestinian detainees for the hostages and maintaining a "ceasefire with additional conditions." "The only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas," stated Vice President Biden. "We're still pushing hard to get them to accept." The president announced in May that Israel had proposed a three-pronged plan to stop the conflict in Gaza, and he went on to say, "It's time for this war to end."
But Trump argued that Israel should be given the green light to finish the job in Gaza and called Biden a "weak Palestinian." It would be best if you gave Israel permission to do the task. According to Trump, Biden has taken on the characteristics of a Palestinian, but his detractors view him as a weak and terrible representative of the Palestinian people. The fact that Trump avoided saying outright whether he would back a Palestinian state to put an end to the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is a big lesson. Adding, "I'd have to see..." he continued.
In April 2023, President Joe Biden began his re-election campaign, painting the race against Trump as a "stark choice" between the "destruction" of American democracy and its continuation. He would turn 86 years old by the conclusion of a second term in office, making him the oldest president in history. According to polls, Biden's age is a lot bigger deal than his opponent's. However, Trump would surpass Biden as the oldest president before the term ends if he were to win.
In the meantime, Trump began his campaign to win back the presidency in November 2022. After a painful resignation in 2020, he plans to return to the Oval Office and become the second president to win two non-consecutive terms.
