Donald Trump urges America to block Saudi oil unless it takes on ISIL

Donald Trump has said he would think about a freeze on oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless it committed to fighting ISIL in Syria.

The Republican frontrunner said the U.S. had suffered “tremendous monetary hits” in its combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which was time for the Saudi kingdom to create a contribution.

In the very first real insight into his foreign policy views, Trump painted an image of an America coming apart at the seams that can no more manage to be the policeman of the world.

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He accused everyone from Arab countries to NATO of “ripping off” the United States, by relying on the country for their security.

Trump also said the Brussels terror attacks demonstrated that Europe wasn’t any longer a “rut.”

“We protect countries, and take tremendous monetary hits on protecting countries,” he told the New York Times.

Singling out Saudi Arabia, he explained the nation “wouldn’t be around” had it not taken advantage of the “cloak of American protection.” To readdress the balance Saudi Arabia should deploy ground troops to fight Isil in Syria and Iraq, or “substantially reimburse” the United States. He continued to point out America could force the kingdom’s hand by refusing to buys its oil.

Trump rejected the concept he holds an isolationist view, preferring to cast himself as “America first.”