Media mentions – US election 2020
From a German perspective, in the last four years we haven’t had a partner in the White House
A second Trump term ‘may be an even rougher ride for Europeans, with Trump feeling emboldened in his America First strategy in international affairs.’
Jeremy Shapiro talks in The Rachman Review about the razor-thin election results so far, why the Democrats did not achieve a ‘blue wave’, and why, even in the event of a Joe Biden presidency, Trumpism is not going to disappear
It was shocking that (the Slovenian head of government) Jansa took part in Trump’s ‘self-crowning’
Did Trump damage the democratic system? And how should Europe position itself? Jana Puglierin answers these questions on German radio
The current US elections have the highest volume of postal ballots and their counting will extend over the next 24 hours if not longer
Trump has been preparing for weeks & spreading the word that the postal vote is not reliable, that the Democrats want to manipulate the election. This creates a climate of uncertainty.
Jana Puglierin comments on the mixed picture of the outcome of the US elections
The sense of a forceful American strategic position in Syria has really been been immensely wounded by these internal divisions & clearly a sense of ambition by Trump to withdraw the US from Syria
Julien Barnes-Dacey said Trump’s policy had revealed a split between the president and other members of his administration
Above all, if the result is clear, it is important that the defeated candidate officially admits defeat