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Key lines from Trump's wide-ranging remarks from Mar-a-Lago

From CNN's Elise Hammond

 

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. 

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President-elect Donald Trump gave remarks and took questions from reporters in Mar-a-Lago, a day after Congress certified his 2024 presidential election win.

As Trump prepares to be sworn into office on January 20, he discussed a variety of topics on Tuesday.

Here are some of the key lines you might have missed:

·         Legal issues: Trump railed against the “weaponization of justice” by Democrats and attacked special counsel Jack Smith, calling him a “deranged individual.” He also criticized Judge Juan Merchan and his handling of the hush money case and praised Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to block the public release of Smith’s final report on his investigations into Trump.

·         Offshore drilling: He again promised to try to undo the action that President Joe Biden took to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, saying that it would be “done immediately.”

·         Passing his agenda: Looking ahead to passing his agenda, Trump said he wants one bill, but is open to priorities being split among different legislation if it speeds up the process. He warned that lowering prices, as he promised on the campaign trail, would be “very hard,” but asserted that he would accomplish “drastic price reductions.”

·         Panama Canal and Greenland: Ahead of former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral later this week, Trump repeated his criticism of Carter’s decision to hand control of the Panama Canal back over to Panama. Further, Trump did not rule out using the military to wrest control of the Panama Canal and Greenland — both territories Trump has raised interest in acquiring.

·         Renaming the Gulf of Mexico: He said he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and reiterated his call for Mexico to help stop illegal immigration across the US-Mexico border and his pledge to impose tariffs on Mexico.

·         Canada’s prime minister: In the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation on Monday, Trump said he encouraged Wayne Gretzky, a former NHL player and coach, to run for the job.

·         Wars in Ukraine and Gaza: Trump said Russia’s war in Ukraine could “escalate” and that it is “much more complicated.” Trump also warned that if hostages being held in Gaza are not released by his inauguration, “all hell will break out” in the Middle East.