Trump: I will call for the resignation of all senior military officials responsible for the 'Afghanistan tragedy'
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump in his first speech in the open air and under tight security measures, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and He blamed the Democratic presidential candidate for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the war in Ukraine and West Asia, and repeatedly referred to the Democratic rally in Chicago; Where Democratic speakers, one after another, called Trump a threat to the country.
In the speech, which was held to overcome the press effects of the Democratic convention in Chicago, he repeatedly referred to the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan and said if he won, he would demand the resignation of any senior military official involved. .
On the disorderly withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2022, Trump described the horrific wounds suffered by US troops during the operation.
He also pledged to make major investments in the armed forces and said he would launch the largest peacetime recruitment scheme in the country's history.
Trump also reiterated that if he were president, the Russia-Ukraine war and October 7 would never have happened.
Donald Trump began his speech with a focus on national security, offering a series of partisan talking points on NATO, Afghanistan and Russia and attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
Trump repeatedly called her “Comrade Kamala” and doubled down on his claim that Harris is a far-left candidate, claiming in his opening remarks that the country would experience economic prosperity in Trump’s second term.
Trump reiterated his false claim, one of the mainstays of his foreign policy rhetoric over the years, that NATO countries have failed to pay their "dues" as members of the alliance. In fact, NATO members are legally obliged to pay 2 percent of GDP for military purposes, which the alliance designates as target aid.
Trump's claim that NATO allies have somehow failed to meet their financial commitments has sparked outrage. "Oh, fake news gave me a hard time about it," Trump said, perhaps anticipating the reaction his provocative remarks would bring. The press went crazy.”
He has repeatedly claimed without clear evidence that if he were in office in 2022 instead of Biden, Russia's war in Ukraine would not have happened. "Look at Hungary, a very strong country, a very strong leader, Viktor Orban, he said the only thing that can save the whole world is that Trump should be president again," Trump said.
He also commented on the Democratic Party's election fraud, apparently unable to put aside his election lies.
Trump said in the middle of his remarks about Russia's war in Ukraine that the issue would be "resolved" if elected, adding that "Democrats are great at election fraud."
Trump also falsely claimed that Harris met with Putin before the invasion of Ukraine.
Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that his Democratic presidential rival met with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
"Remember when Biden sent Kamala to Europe to stop the war in Ukraine," Trump said in a speech in North Carolina. He met with Putin and three days later he invaded. How did he work? Do you think he did a good job? He met with Putin to tell him not to do it and three days later, he attacked.”
"That was when the attack began," he then told the retired, elderly general in the crowd. Did you know that, General?"
Yet Trump’s claim is false. Harris has never met Putin. In fact, he met with US allies, including the Ukrainian president, at the Munich Security Conference in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and Putin was not present.