Trump’s 2024 election campaign saw him repeatedly criticize sanctions, telling Bloomberg that sanctions were “forcing everyone away from us.” U.S. President Donald Trump has long had a unique relationship with the use of sanctions, Washington’s most popular geoeconomic instrument. U.S. President Donald Trump has long had a unique relationship with the use of sanctions, Washington’s most popular geoeconomic instrument. Trump’s 2024 election campaign saw him repeatedly criticize sanctions, telling Bloomberg that sanctions were “forcing everyone away from us.” At the beginning of April, sanctions on Rodríguez, whom the United States now formally recognizes as president, were also lifted.