Trump touts tariffs, mass deportations and NATO skepticism in TV interview

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : In his first formal television interview -- and just six weeks before he takes office -- Trump again signaled that US support for Ukraine will scale back, saying he will "probably" cut the aid helping Kyiv repel the Russian invasion.
44% : It is unclear how Trump would be able to do this but he suggested, "if we can, through executive action.
37% : "As to whether Americans would see higher prices as a result of those tariffs, Trump said that "I can't guarantee anything.
36% : More from this section Far-right backers demand to vote after Romania election scrapped At least four dead in Hague explosion, building collapse Hague court lays fresh charges against ex-Kosovo leader ThaciVowing that "properly used" tariffs are "a very powerful tool," Trump added that he would not only wield them economically, "but also for getting other things outside of economics.
30% : But we have to end it," Trump said.bur-bfm/sms
29% : "- Domestic pledges -Trump has a history of breaking with precedent to undermine the independence of the US Federal Reserve, but he promised not to replace Chairman Jerome Powell.
28% : Trump reiterated his familiar threat to leave NATO, the cornerstone of security in Europe since World War II, saying that US allies do not pay enough for their defense.
25% : However, Trump said he would go ahead with what economists say could be the hugely disruptive mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
12% : Trump also said he would "very quickly" look at pardons for supporters jailed for storming the US Capitol after his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

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