Donald Trump sat down with Lex Fridman in his latest interview with an online personality.
The Republican nominee has taken a different approach to tackling the media in his third successive presidential campaign. In addition to mainstream media outlets, Trump has taken to digital media and engaged in hour-long discussions with popular online personalities.
This different approach was the theme for the beginning of the discussion, where Trump said Democratic rival Kamala Harris performed “very poorly” in an interview with CNN at the end of August.
Afterwards, Trump highlighted the issue of mass migration and migrant crime. He said that countries such as Venezuela had witnessed a reduction in crime rates as criminals flock to America.
Foreign policy was also a subject of discussion. The former president praised his administration’s handling of foreign affairs and noted that President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal led to 13 U.S. soldiers losing their lives.
Trump denied any association with Project 2025 – a Heritage Foundation policy playbook for a second Trump presidency.
“I’ve heard about things that are in there that I don’t like, and there are some things in there that everybody would like,” Trump said. “But there are things that I don’t like at all. And I think it’s unfortunate that they put it out, but it doesn’t mean anything because it has nothing to do with me. Project 2025 has absolutely nothing to do with me.”
Amid Trump’s tour of podcasts, many have speculated over a possible appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. He denied any tension following Rogan’s support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., adding that he hadn’t been asked to appear on the UFC commentator’s podcast.
The issue of political convictions cropped up during the hour-long discussion with Trump claiming Hillary Clinton was “lucky” that he chose not to pursue any legal action.
As the interview drew to a close, Trump said he considered the “lack of religion” to be a major issue in today’s America.
