Donald Trump has blasted Joe Biden for turning New York and California into “crime infested rat holes” during his tenure as US President.
Trump pledged to clean up Democratic-run cities as he gears up to run for a second presidential term.
Speaking to GB News in a world exclusive interview, the 76-year-old made his case to the American people as he seeks a return to power.
He told Nigel Farage that he would improve the state of the US economy, having “done it twice already”.
The former US President also promised to tackle crime, saying key areas have turn into a cesspits of anti-social behaviour.
He said: “Everyone is saying I’m going to turn the economy around. I did it twice already, if you think about it.
“I did it after Covid. We had the greatest economy in the history of the world and I would be able to do that again quickly and easily.
“Energy is going to come down, interest rates are going to come down and we’re going to get rid of crime.
“Our cities that are Democrat-run are crime-infested rat
holes.”
The biggest city in California is Los Angles, led by
Democrat mayor Karen Bass, while the Mayor of New York is Eric Adams, also a
Democrat.
Trump, who is running to return to the White House in
2024, has taken a significant step towards his ambitions by trouncing Ron
DeSantis, who is widely expected to run against him for the Republican
nomination, in a recent poll.
Released on Monday, A CBS
News-YouGov poll found Trump to be at the head of a hypothetical Grand Old
Party primary field with 58 per cent of the vote, while DeSantis came in at
second with 22 per cent.
A buoyant Trump told GB News that he is
optimistic about his chances, arguing his track record suggests he has what
it takes to lead a successful US.
“I think we have a very good
chance of winning next year”, he said. “The economy is not good, I can make
it good, everyone knows that.
“Everyone knows Putin never would
have gone into Ukraine, President Xi of China would never even be talking
about Taiwan, we even had that conversation strongly.
“I stopped North Korea from doing some really bad things and my
relationship with Kim Jong-Un is very good, who knows what is going to
happen there.
“With Iran, we were going to make a great deal,
they were going to be happy, we were going to have a great relationship, now
they’re out of control.
“This world is blowing up around us, you
may even lose the Dollar as the standard throughout the world, and if that
happens, that’s worse than losing a war in many ways.”
Trump
spoken to Nigel Farage from his Turnberry golf resort during his
whistle-stop tour of Scotland.
The ex-US president spoke of his
“love” for the country while outlining ambitions for his picturesque golf
estate to host the Open Championship.
He told GB News: “Everybody wants to see the Open Championship
here. For the players, it's a favourite course, it's the number one rated in
Europe.
“In some lists, it's the number one rated anywhere in the
world. They want to have the Open Championship back here. I would have
thought that Sturgeon would have wanted that but she's got her own agenda.”
