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US election 2016: Trump details his foreign policy goals US election 2016: Trump details 'America First' foreign plan
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Donald Trump has detailed his foreign policy in a speech, a day after sweeping to a win in five US primaries.Donald Trump has detailed 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, said he would pursue an "America First" policy.Mr Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican candidacy in the 2016 presidential race, said he would pursue an "America First" policy.
He called the foreign policy of President Obama's administration "a complete and total disaster". He called the foreign policy of President Barack Obama's administration "a complete and total disaster".
On Tuesday, Mr Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after his primary wins.On Tuesday, Mr Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after his primary wins.
He claimed victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania.He claimed victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
What has Trump said so far on foreign policy? What did Trump say?
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 used a teleprompter, having previously said no candidate for the presidency should do so. Before the speech, he promised it would not be a "Trump doctrine", and that he would retain some flexibility to make changes if elected.
Earlier, he said the speech would not be a "Trump doctrine", and that he would retain some flexibility to make changes if elected. Much of his speech focused on what he called the "weakness, confusion and disarray" of the Obama administration, and his hope of reversing it.
Here are some of the main points he has made so far: Before the audience in Washington, he vowed to "shake the rust off America's foreign policy".
On Islamic StateOn 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. Mr Trump said that, under his administration "their days are numbered - I won't tell them when, and I won't tell them how".
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 had previously said he would weaken so-called Islamic State (IS) by cutting off their access to oil, and supported waterboarding and other strong interrogation methods against them. He did not return to these proposals on Wednesday.
"Containing the spread of radical Islam must be a major foreign policy goal of the United States and indeed, the world," he said on Wednesday, adding that he would work closely with US allies in the Middle East to combat extremism.
Read more: 26 things Trump believesRead more: 26 things Trump believes
On nuclear weapons On Nato and other powers
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. New talks would be sought with the United States' allies in Nato, Mr Trump said, to try and reshape the organisation's structure and discuss a "rebalancing" of US financing towards it.
Mr Trump said he would also aim to hold talks with Russia to try and establish common ground, possibly over Islamic extremism.
"Some say the Russians can't be reasonable," he said. "I intend to find out."
China, he said, "respects strength, and by letting them take advantage of us economically like they are doing, we are losing all their respect". He said he would seek to "fix our relations with China" but did not suggest how.
On US alliesOn 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. "The countries we defend must pay for the cost of this defence," he said. "If not, the US must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. We have no choice."
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 last month 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 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 backroom team. Some of his appointments have 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 advisersRead more: Trump names foreign policy advisers
What have others said?
Unorthodox foreign policy views?Unorthodox foreign policy views?
What do others think of Trump's ideas?
Before the speech on Wednesday, Aaron David Miller, former adviser to Republican and Democratic administrations, said Mr Trump's proposals were "a perfect storm of isolationism, muscular nationalism, with a dash of pragmatism and realism".
Steve Schmidt, the former campaign manager to 2008 Republican candidate John McCain, told Reuters that Mr Trump was under pressure "to show that he has the substance, the depth of knowledge and the vision to be the American commander-in-chief".
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 nightThe story of the night
Full results state by stateFull results state by state
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?Playing 'the woman card': How would a female Trump do?