Former President Donald Trump stated exclusively to Breitbart News that if the 2020 election had gone differently and he were still president, a genuine path to peace in the Middle East might have been achievable.
In contrast, under President Joe Biden’s administration, the region has experienced further instability, with no additional countries joining the historic Abraham Accords. During Trump’s tenure, several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, normalized relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.
Trump contends that his approach could have led to more countries, including Iran, joining the accords, but the alleged election rigging and Biden’s policies disrupted progress.
Trump emphasized his tough stance on Iran and claimed that Iran’s financial state during his presidency would have compelled them to negotiate.
“You would have had every country sign, including possibly Iran, into the Abraham Accords if the election wasn’t rigged,” Trump told Breitbart News in a more-than-two-hour-long exclusive interview here at Mar-a-Lago. “By this time, you would have had every country—Saudi Arabia, and maybe even Iran—signed.”
“Iran, as you know, was broke with me. Now, they’ve got $250 billion,” Trump added. “I’m not even talking about the $6 billion and the $10 billion. They have $250 billion now, but they were broke. There was no money for Hamas, no money for Hezbollah.”
He also suggested that under his leadership, decisive action would have been taken against terrorists in Gaza, preventing attacks like the one on October 7, 2023.
“It [the October 7 attack in Israel] never would have happened,” Trump said. “We would have taken much more decisive action if it did. I don’t understand these people.”
Trump criticized Biden’s foreign policy, particularly regarding China, and suggested that Biden’s financial ties to foreign countries compromise his decision-making, referring to him as a “Manchurian candidate.”
“We say this guy [Biden] is vicious but he’s not vicious against all these countries,” Trump continued. “I think he’s a Manchurian candidate. These countries have given him so much money, it’s almost like he’s taken money from the whole world. The way he’s handling China is so ridiculous that it must be that he’s compromised. There could be no other reason other than that he’s compromised.”
