Trump said he would make friends with Putin and criticized the US nuclear arsenal

American billionaire entered on the eve of the presidential race, I am sure that as president of the United States, he would have forged relations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. In addition, the 45th presidential contender of the United States told how to defeat the Islamic State.

“I’m willing to bet that I would have good, friendly relations with Vladimir Putin,” - said Trump. However, when he was reminded of the statement by George W. Bush, who said that he looked into Putin's soul and realized that he was a good guy, Trump laughed and said that Bush was dumb.

The billionaire admitted that he has very little respect for most of the other presidential candidates who rely, like him, on the Republican Party. “I have been in contact with politicians all my life. They only speak, but do nothing. They are run by lobbyists, controlled by sponsors and those who pursue their interests, ”said Trump, admitting that he is not going to listen to lobbyists, especially if he is persuaded to act against America.

Speaking about one of the main foreign policy problems faced by the administration of the current President Barack Obama, Donald Trump said that the Islamic State can be defeated only by financial means, depriving the terrorist organization of oil.

Add, in a speech about joining the presidential race, Trump said that he was going to focus on economic problems and build a tough policy towards China and Saudi Arabia. At the same time, he also touched upon US-Russian relations.

The billionaire said that the nuclear arsenal, which Washington has, is outdated, the equipment of the 30-year-old does not work, and the authorities demonstrate behavior to Vladimir Putin and the whole world, which shows that they are completely unaware of what they are doing.

In turn, the representative of Democrats Hillary Clinton, who received support the current president, promised her voters salvation from the "Russian threat." In addition to her, ex-Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chaffee and former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley are nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Senator Bernard Sanders from Vermont, who formally does not belong to any of the parties, also announced that he is running for the nomination of the US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party.

Elections will be held in 2016 year. The current head of state, Barack Obama, cannot legally participate in them.