Former President donald trump says if he’s re-elected for another term, he won’t use the president’s powers to punish criticsbut adds that he has “a right to a revenge tour”.

in a (n interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show, Trump said, “I wouldn’t do it because I want to move our country forward.”

“I’m entitled to a revenge spree if you want to know the truth, but I wouldn’t do it. I want to straighten our border, I want to lower inflation, build our economy, which is actually very bad,” he added.

Trump told Hewitt that journalists should be stripped of the awards because he felt their coverage of the Russia probe was unfair.

He was referring to Washington Post and New York Times coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Both received Pulitzer Prizes for reporting on it.

“The Pulitzer Prize is for great reporting, for accurate reporting, congratulations,” Trump said. “Well, you got it exactly wrong.”

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Axios last year reported that if Trump were re-elected, he planned to overhaul the government to oust disloyal career workers, whom he often refers to as the “deep state.”

Last month he launched his 2024 presidential campaign with two events in South Carolina and New Hampshire being coincidental States with early voting.

During the election campaign, Trump said that had he been president, there would have been no war between Russia and Ukraine.

The former president has yet to be formally challenged for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Former Governor of South Carolina and 29th US Ambassador to the United Nations, nikki haley, is expected to announce this She will take part in the presidential race. Bloomberg reports The She will make a formal announcement on February 15.

Trump told Hewitt that he spoke to Haley about her planned campaign, adding that…