Trump hints at global ambitions, possible trip to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his first foreign trip might be to Saudi Arabia, even though traditionally, U.S. presidents visit the United Kingdom after taking office.
After a rally in Las Vegas, Trump mentioned that he had a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who reportedly promised to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.
Trump stated that he asked the Saudi leader to increase this amount to a trillion dollars.
"We may be a very substantially enlarged country in the not too distant," announced President Donald Trump on Saturday during a rally in Las Vegas, hinting at his territorial claims. Trump also stated that he could reverse his decision to leave the World Health Organization (WHO).
We may be a very substantially enlarged country in the not too distant— Isn't it nice to see - for years, decades, we’re the same size to the square-foot, probably got smaller actually but we might be an enlarged country pretty soon, Trump said during the rally, which served as a thank you for his electoral victory in Nevada.
Although Trump did not specify during Saturday’s speech what he meant, in recent days and weeks, he has repeatedly spoken of his ambitions to acquire Greenland, regain control over the Panama Canal, and even annex Canada as the 51st state.
During the speech, the president summed up the achievements of his presidency so far, claiming that under his leadership, the country is undergoing a "common sense revolution" and "new era of national success." He mentioned, among other things, restrictions at the border, freezing foreign aid, as well as withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
He stated that the U.S. was paying too much to the WHO compared to China's much smaller contribution to the organization’s budget. However, he added that when he announced the withdrawal from the WHO during his first term (a decision that Joe Biden soon reversed), the organization offered to lower the U.S. contribution to the same level as China's. He said that although he rejected the proposal at that time, he might rejoin the WHO if it "cleans" up.
Trump's decision to leave the WHO is set to take effect in January of next year.
"Biden was extremely busy sleeping"
The new U.S. president also said that he spoke on Saturday with a leader of a certain country who complained that during Joe Biden's presidency, they couldn't get in touch with him.
Biden "would never take the call. He'll call you back in 2 months. 2 months? Yes he's extremely busy sleeping," Trump mocked, claiming that other countries are eager for affection from America.
Although Trump did not mention the name of the person he spoke with, shortly after his speech, the White House released a statement about Trump's conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
