Donald Trump on 'Very Corrupt' Ilhan Omar, Iran's Nuclear Future, and Possible Third Impeachment
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Donald Trump on 'Very Corrupt' Ilhan Omar, Iran's Nuclear Future, and Possible Third Impeachment
Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive interview to address Rep. Ilhan Omar's potential indictment and deportation, Democratic threats of a third impeachment, and his administration's approach to Iran's nuclear program. Trump did not hold back on his views of Omar, calling her "a crooked person" who "hates our country," while clarifying that any legal action against her would be handled by the Department of Justice without his interference. He also discussed the possibility of using massive conventional weapons against Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities and revealed ongoing denuclearization conversations with Russia and China, diplomatic efforts not seen since the 1980s.
When asked about the potential indictment of Rep. Ilhan Omar, who could face jail time or deportation if charges proceed, Donald Trump was unsparing in his assessment. "I think she's a crooked person, but I'm not involved," Trump stated, making clear that any prosecution would fall under the purview of Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Department of Justice. "I'm not involved in that. I read, I see it on your show, I see it on the news. I read about it. I think she's a very corrupt person. I think she hates our country."
Trump went further, criticizing Omar's Somali heritage and her advocacy in American politics. "She comes from one of the worst countries in the world," he said. "They have no government. They have no military, they have no police. They have nothing." He continued, "She comes over here, drives around in fancy cars, lives in beautiful houses, everything else. But she comes over here and she starts talking about my Constitution. I have constitutional rights. She's throwing the Constitution out and telling us how to run America."
Trump expressed his longstanding view that Omar should "go back to her own country and get a little help them out," though he added, "She couldn't help anybody anyway. She's just a troublemaker." Despite his harsh words, Trump emphasized he would not interfere in any legal proceedings against her. "I'm not involved in it. I think she's very bad for our country."
The Threat of a Third Impeachment
Trump addressed Democratic threats to impeach him for a third time should they regain control of Congress in the midterm elections. "They don't know what they're going to impeach you for. They have no idea," the interviewer noted. Trump agreed, pointing to a recent television appearance by a Democratic congressman who admitted the party wanted to impeach him but couldn't specify the grounds. "He said, well, the party wants to. And they said, well, what would they impeach him on? And he said, well, he thought he said, I don't really know, but I'm sure the party will find something," Trump recounted. "That's never happened before."
Trump argued that the only thing Democrats could impeach him for was "making our country strong, making our country rich." He pointed to economic growth figures, claiming that in 15 months his administration would generate $22 trillion compared to China's $3 trillion over ten years and Biden's half-trillion in four years. "The growth of this country is greater than it's ever been," he said.
Having been impeached twice and acquitted both times, Trump suggested the experience might have actually helped him politically. "There are those that say it helped me as opposed to hurt me. And I become good at anti-impeachment. I call it the anti-impeachment movement, right?"
Yet Trump warned that further impeachments would "cheapen our country so much. It's really very terrible." He then hinted at potential retaliation, revealing he possessed damaging information on several prominent Democrats. "I could have done numbers on Hillary Clinton. I could have done numbers on Bill Clinton. I do like Bill Clinton. I could have done numbers on Barack Hussein Obama. Still could, I still could, I could do big numbers if I wanted to. I've turned down going after Hillary Clinton. Big numbers. I'm talking about go after them criminally. Or I could have done something having to do with their reputations, destroyed their reputations."
When pressed on whether he would act on this information, Trump hedged: "I guess not, probably not. But I think if they impeach me again, you know, again, oh, that's interesting. Things could get..." He trailed off, leaving the implication hanging.
Iran's Nuclear Program and the 'Mother of All Bombs'
Trump discussed his administration's aggressive stance on Iran's nuclear ambitions, pushing back against reports that he might use the "mother of all bombs" after the midterm elections. "The mother of all bombs is not nuclear, okay? Not tactical nuclear. No, no, it's not nuclear at all. This is just an extremely large bomb. It's like a tiny nuclear bomb. And but the mother of all bombs is one big bomb. But it's not nuclear."
Trump was emphatic that he would not use nuclear weapons against Iran. "I wouldn't use nuclear. We don't have to. We're the greatest nuclear power in the world. We have more in nuclear than Russia. Russia's second, China's third. And China is way behind. But they'll catch us within five years."
The president revealed he was in discussions with both Russia and China about denuclearization—diplomatic conversations not seen since the Reagan era in the 1980s. "We're actually talking to Russia about that and we're talking to China about that denuclearization, having conversations with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin about denuclearization." However, he acknowledged the difficulty of the task, noting that "China is probably less inclined because they're substantially behind us" in nuclear capability.
When asked why he didn't simply declare victory over Iran's nuclear program and withdraw American forces, Trump explained his long-term thinking. "We could, but if we do that within a year, we may have to do it again. I want to do it so that... I would be more concerned if I'm not president and we have some weak, ineffective person like we've had for many years as president, they will allow that to go on."
Trump's ultimate goal was clear: "We want to make it so that they will never have a nuclear weapon, because if they had it, they would use it, in my opinion, instantaneously." He confirmed that his administration had successfully targeted Iran's nuclear infrastructure, noting that much of it is "buried under millions of tons of mountain." Looking ahead, he said, "Now we're looking at Pickax Mountain. We may have to go there. We'll take a shot at that one."