Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed concern over a potential nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia should his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, win the election. During a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Friday, Trump warned supporters that an election victory for his opponent could lead to all-out war with Russia, potentially sparking a “nuclear Holocaust.
The former US president accused Washington of being full of “incompetent people,” arguing that he is the only one capable of preventing such a catastrophic outcome. He promised to keep Americans “out of World War III” and pledged to end the chaos in the Middle East and settle the war in Ukraine, stating, “I will resolve that as president-elect.
Furthermore, Trump claimed that Kamala Harris is seeking to reinstate military conscription in order to “draft your child and put them in a war that should never have happened.” The former US president insists that the conflict in Ukraine would not have occurred had he been in office at the time. Throughout his reelection campaign, he has repeatedly claimed he could stop the fighting “in 24 hours,” but has not specified how he would do so.
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, shed light on a possible peace proposal earlier this week, suggesting that it might involve creating a demilitarized zone around the current line of contact and guaranteeing Ukraine’s neutrality, which aligns with one of Russia’s main objectives.
However, Harris maintains that Trump would abandon Ukraine, asserting that her efforts as part of the Biden administration, including the supply of weaponry and ammunition, have ensured that the country remains “independent and free” to this day.