Trump Says 'I Don't Love Sanctions'
When Bloomberg asked former President Donald Trump if he has thought about easing or eliminating sanctions on Russia as part of a peace settlement in Ukraine if he is reelected, the Republican nominee replied, "Yeah. So what we’re doing with sanctions is we’re forcing everyone away from us. So I don’t love sanctions. I found them very useful with Iran, but I didn’t even need sanctions with Iran so much. I told China that and Russia is in a similar position."
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In the interview published July 16, Trump then discussed tariffs on Chinese goods, and said he gave farmers $28 billion to compensate them for Chinese actions. "Hence I won Iowa and every other place."