US President-elect Donald Trump has said that people who were his enemies during his first term now want to be his friends.
In his first press conference since being elected as the 47th president of the United States, Trump reflected on the differences between his first time in office eight years ago and today.
“In the first term, everyone was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend,” Trump said to reporters at his luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Responding to a question about his recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Trump suggested a shift in attitude compared to his earlier days in office.
“I don’t know, my personality changed or something,” he joked. Trump also revealed plans to meet Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the coming days, signalling growing interest from top business leaders.
When asked about New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on bribery and fraud charges earlier this year, Trump hinted at a possible pardon. “I think that he was treated pretty unfairly,” he said.
Addressing concerns about recent drone sightings, Trump noted that the U.S. military knows more than it has shared publicly.
“The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from,” he said. “They know where it came from and where it went, and for some reason, they don’t want to comment.”
