Donald Trump has already been president once, and has been outspoken about the policies he would support and enact if elected again in November.
He’s promised mass deportations of millions of migrants and suggested the United States would not defend foreign allies from aggression in certain circumstances. He’s vowed to eviscerate the federal bureaucracy and staff those career civil service roles with political loyalists, use law enforcement to target foes and painted a dire picture of America’s future if he does not return to the White House.
In two wide-ranging interviews with TIME Magazine published Tuesday, Trump expanded upon that vision for a second term, which would buck traditional conservative viewpoints about the role of government and expand the powers of the presidency that he would then wield against a wide range of groups in America.
Trump touched on a number of topics that are important factors to voters ahead of November, like abortion, crime and the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump also made eyebrow-raising comments about political violence, using the military against civilians and about the multiple criminal cases against him.
Here’s a few takeaways from one of the few longform interviews Trump has given this election cycle:
Abortion
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