Marcelo described the relationship between the United States and Europe during Trump’s years in power as “difficult.” He warned that “winning one is not the same as winning another.”
The President of the Republic said this Tuesday that he was concerned about the results of the presidential elections in the United States, stating that the election of Donald Trump could represent the imposition of more unfavorable economic measures for Europe.
“I am worried for a very simple reason. (…) The thing is We already know the two candidates. One was president for four years, we know exactly what he thinks, and the other was vice president for four years, we know exactly what he thinks. AND They are very different, especially for usEuropeans,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa began by stating.
For the head of state, the victory of the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, “means a bad relationship with Europe”, similar to what happened during his presidency, when considers that Europe, after China, is its main economic adversary and, “therefore, economic and financial measures must be taken that are unfavorable to Europe.”
“In the past the relationship with Europe was difficult”Probably if he is elected, the relationship with Europe will be difficult,” he concluded.
On the other hand, he continued, in the Democratic candidate, the current Vice President Kamala Harris, “we find a position of greater collaboration between the United States and Europe. “This makes a difference, especially at a time when Europe is not doing well economically,” he said.
“If in addition to this there are American measures that are unfavorable for Europe, Winning one is not the same as winning another.. And therefore, for this very simple reason, it also arrives in Portugal, because if a Germany, a France, an Italy to which we export a lot is in crisis or enters into another situation due to the relationship with the United States of America, the The bill also reaches Portugal. That means that we sell less, we export less and we suffer the economic consequences,” he concluded.
At the foreign policy level, during his tenure in the White House, Trump withdrew the United States of America (USA) from several international agreements, such as the Paris agreement on climate change or the agreement on the controversial nuclear program. from the United States. Iran.
He also threatened to withdraw Washington from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in addition to being considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
When he held the presidency (2017-2021), the Republican imposed customs duties on imports of steel and aluminum from the EU, now suspended.
The election of the future president of the United States, Democrat Kamala Harris or former Republican president Donald Trump, will occur in an environment of great tension and uncertainty and with a high probability that there will be no final result in the next few hours.
Source: Observadora
