Donald Trump Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #442
Donald Trump tells Lex Fridman he has a guaranteed Ukraine deal ready, deliberately avoided reading Project 2025, and would release the Epstein client list if elected.
- Trump claims he can guarantee a Ukraine-Russia deal before inauguration but won’t reveal terms to preserve negotiating leverage.
- Trump says 18 months under his presidency passed with zero U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, crediting a direct threat to Taliban leader Abdul.
- Trump admits deliberately not reading Project 2025 to maintain plausible deniability; calls it unrelated to his campaign.
- Trump says he chose not to prosecute Hillary Clinton despite internal pressure, calling her “lucky,” but says opponents then targeted him with “hoaxes.”
- Trump says he’d release the Epstein client list and more UFO footage if elected; confirms he never visited Epstein’s island.
- Trump endorses recreational marijuana legalization modeled on Florida’s regulated approach and is open to psychedelics for veteran PTSD treatment.
- Trump labels Kamala Harris a Marxist, citing her father’s views, and calls price controls a proven path to food shortages and socialism.
- Trump credits his NATO ultimatum for keeping the alliance intact and claims killing Nord Stream 2 was something no other president could have done.
Guests: Donald Trump, 45th U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate · 2024-09-03 · Watch on YouTube
