7 Takeaways From Trump’s Interview With Time Magazine

From taxes and tariffs to third terms, the wide-ranging discussion saw the president outline his worldview.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House before departing on Marine One on April 25, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump discussed geopolitics, trade policy and tariffs, taxes, and the prospects of another term in office during an interview with Time magazine at the White House on April 22.

He outlined his vision to Time’s Eric Cortellessa and Sam Jacobs in a wide-ranging talk that saw the president push back repeatedly on the line of questioning, calling the experience a “very nasty interview.”

Future of Crimea

With ongoing negotiations between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine for a cease-fire in the war between the latter two, control of Crimea—the Ukrainian southern peninsula—should remain in Russian hands despite the recent rumblings of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Trump.