President Trump Tells The Atlantic He Runs The Country 'and The World'

President Donald Trump said to The Atlantic astir what was different from his first word arsenic president, telling nan reporters successful a portion published connected Monday that successful his 2nd term, he now runs nan state "and nan world."  

"The first time, I had 2 things to do—run nan state and survive; I had each these crooked guys," he told The Atlantic. "And nan 2nd time, I tally nan state and nan world."

"I’m having a batch of fun, considering what I do," he added. "You know, what I do is specified superior stuff."

Trump precocious announced successful a Truth Social station that he would beryllium sitting down with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg for nan question and reply and said he agreed to it "out of curiosity."

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President Donald Trump takes portion successful a signing ceremonial connected January 20, 2025, successful nan President's Room astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

The Atlantic reported that group wrong and extracurricular nan White House person been saying that Trump is having much nosy successful his 2nd term. 

The president besides said to The Atlantic astir nan media arsenic good arsenic tech billionaires, including Washington Post proprietor Jeff Bezos. 

"He’s 100 percent. He’s been great," nan president said of Bezos. "Zuckerberg’s been great," Trump added.

"You cognize astatine immoderate point, they springiness up," Trump said during nan interview, speaking mostly astir media owners. The Atlantic reporters said they suspected he was referring to Bezos specifically. 

Trump praised Bezos for trying to do a "real job" astatine nan Post during a late-March interview, pursuing respective changes nan Amazon laminitis made astatine nan insubstantial successful nan past year. 

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CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk be nan inauguration ceremonial earlier Donald Trump is sworn successful arsenic nan 47th U.S. president successful nan US Capitol Rotunda successful Washington, D.C., connected January 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS)

The president besides said astir his guidance during The Atlantic interview, arguing that Democrats person mislaid their confidence. 

"I don’t deliberation they cognize what they’re doing. I deliberation they person nary leader. You know, if you inquire maine now, I cognize a batch astir nan Democrat Party, right? I can’t show you who their leader is. I can’t show you that I spot anybody connected nan horizon," Trump said. 

The president besides committed to adhering to rulings from nan Supreme Court, amid criticisms from nan near that he was defying tribunal orders. 

"You person to do that," he told The Atlantic. 

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When pressed connected a 3rd term, Trump said, "It’s not thing that I’m looking to do. And I deliberation it would beryllium a very difficult point to do."