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| US election 2016: Trump to detail his foreign policy | US election 2016: Trump to detail his foreign policy |
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| Donald Trump is to detail his foreign policy in a speech, a day after sweeping to a win in five US primaries. | Donald Trump is to detail his foreign policy in a speech, a day after sweeping to a win in five US primaries. |
| Mr Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican candidacy in the 2016 presidential race, will focus on trade and security, his campaign said. | Mr Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican candidacy in the 2016 presidential race, will focus on trade and security, his campaign said. |
| He has previously said the US should demand more from its allies. | He has previously said the US should demand more from its allies. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania. | On Tuesday, Mr Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania. |
| What has Trump said so far on foreign policy? | What has Trump said so far on foreign policy? |
| While he has used his campaign to outline some of his foreign policy goals, this is the first time he has detailed them in a speech. He will use a teleprompter, having previously said no candidate for the presidency should do so. | While he has used his campaign to outline some of his foreign policy goals, this is the first time he has detailed them in a speech. He will use a teleprompter, having previously said no candidate for the presidency should do so. |
| He said the speech would not be a "Trump doctrine", and that he would retain some flexibility to make changes if elected. | He said the speech would not be a "Trump doctrine", and that he would retain some flexibility to make changes if elected. |
| Here are some of the main points he has made so far: | Here are some of the main points he has made so far: |
| On Islamic State | On Islamic State |
| He says that no other candidate would be tougher on the so-called Islamic State (IS) and he would weaken the militants by cutting off their access to oil. | He says that no other candidate would be tougher on the so-called Islamic State (IS) and he would weaken the militants by cutting off their access to oil. |
| He has also said he supports waterboarding and other strong interrogation methods against IS. And while he says he would stay within the law, he would like laws on interrogation techniques expanded. | He has also said he supports waterboarding and other strong interrogation methods against IS. And while he says he would stay within the law, he would like laws on interrogation techniques expanded. |
| Read more: 26 things Trump believes | Read more: 26 things Trump believes |
| On nuclear weapons | On nuclear weapons |
| The nuclear threat, and the risk of proliferation, is "the biggest problem the world has", Mr Trump told the New York Times last month. Using a nuclear weapon first would be "an absolute last step", he said. | The nuclear threat, and the risk of proliferation, is "the biggest problem the world has", Mr Trump told the New York Times last month. Using a nuclear weapon first would be "an absolute last step", he said. |
| On US allies | On US allies |
| Mr Trump has decried what he calls the United States' position of "the world's policeman", and calls it a weakness. He has called for a reassessment of ties with some of Washington's closest allies. | Mr Trump has decried what he calls the United States' position of "the world's policeman", and calls it a weakness. He has called for a reassessment of ties with some of Washington's closest allies. |
| Speaking to the New York Times about the US-Japan relationship, he said: "If we're attacked, they do not have to come to our defence, if they're attacked, we have to come totally to their defence. And that is a, that's a real problem." | Speaking to the New York Times about the US-Japan relationship, he said: "If we're attacked, they do not have to come to our defence, if they're attacked, we have to come totally to their defence. And that is a, that's a real problem." |
| Trump's foreign policy: So crazy it just might work? | Trump's foreign policy: So crazy it just might work? |
| On trade | On trade |
| On China, for example, he says it should be taken to task on a number of issues in order to make trade with the US more equitable. If elected, he says he will make China stop undervaluing its currency. | On China, for example, he says it should be taken to task on a number of issues in order to make trade with the US more equitable. If elected, he says he will make China stop undervaluing its currency. |
| Who are his advisers? | Who are his advisers? |
| Mr Trump once said he was his own best foreign policy adviser, but, in recent months, has expanded his back-room team. Some of his appointments had proved controversial. | Mr Trump once said he was his own best foreign policy adviser, but, in recent months, has expanded his back-room team. Some of his appointments had proved controversial. |
| The team is led by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama who has helped shape Mr Trump's policies. | The team is led by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama who has helped shape Mr Trump's policies. |
| Another member, retired Gen Joseph Schmitz, resigned from the military in 2005 amid accusations of misconduct. However, Mr Schmitz was never charged with wrongdoing. | Another member, retired Gen Joseph Schmitz, resigned from the military in 2005 amid accusations of misconduct. However, Mr Schmitz was never charged with wrongdoing. |
| Another adviser, Walid Phares, was criticised when he was named as part of Mitt Romney's foreign policy team in 2011. | Another adviser, Walid Phares, was criticised when he was named as part of Mitt Romney's foreign policy team in 2011. |
| Muslim advocacy groups took issue with Mr Phares's close ties to right-wing Christian militia groups during the Lebanese civil war. | Muslim advocacy groups took issue with Mr Phares's close ties to right-wing Christian militia groups during the Lebanese civil war. |
| Read more: Trump names foreign policy advisers | Read more: Trump names foreign policy advisers |
| What have others said? | What have others said? |
| Unorthodox foreign policy views? | Unorthodox foreign policy views? |
| What happened on Tuesday? | What happened on Tuesday? |
| After his sweep of the five mid-Atlantic states, Mr Trump said of the battle for the Republican nomination: "It's over. As far as I'm concerned, it's over." | After his sweep of the five mid-Atlantic states, Mr Trump said of the battle for the Republican nomination: "It's over. As far as I'm concerned, it's over." |
| He told supporters in New York he would not moderate his policies if elected president. | He told supporters in New York he would not moderate his policies if elected president. |
| For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton was denied a clean sweep by Bernie Sanders, after he won in Rhode Island. | For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton was denied a clean sweep by Bernie Sanders, after he won in Rhode Island. |
| The story of the night | The story of the night |
| Full results state by state | Full results state by state |
| After their victories, Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton turned their fire on each other. | After their victories, Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton turned their fire on each other. |
| Mr Trump said his Democratic rival's only advantage in the presidential race was being a woman. | Mr Trump said his Democratic rival's only advantage in the presidential race was being a woman. |
| "Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote," he said. | "Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote," he said. |
| Mrs Clinton hit back at his accusation that she was playing the "woman card". | Mrs Clinton hit back at his accusation that she was playing the "woman card". |
| "Well, if fighting for women's healthcare and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in," she told cheering supporters in Philadelphia. | "Well, if fighting for women's healthcare and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in," she told cheering supporters in Philadelphia. |
| Playing 'the woman card': How would a female Trump do? |