United Nations, NY – Foreign ministers of European countries with close US ties reacted to Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim World leaders are “laughing” Rejecting former President Trump’s claim.
During the September presidential debate, Harris said, “World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump. I’ve talked to military leaders, some of whom have served with you, and they say you’re a disgrace. “
When asked about this quote, the foreign ministers present united nations high level week He stressed that he had no stance on the US election and would work with whoever wins.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, “We are friends of America.” He said that Italy and America are “two sides of the same coin”. “If Trump becomes the new President of the United States, we will work with him just as we worked with him when he was the President of the United States.”
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“We worked well with Biden, with Bush, with Reagan, with Clinton, with Obama,” Tajani said. “For us, transatlantic relations are Main strategy of our foreign policyEurope and the United States.”
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and the Czech Republic stressed that they would not interfere in the election by stating preferences, saying instead that they would “leave it up to American citizens to decide.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on as President Trump and President Andrzej Duda of Poland talk during a working lunch at the NATO leaders’ summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarck)
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, “My role is not to comment on such political statements.”
However, Lipavsky praised the “strong” message of Trump’s defense spending, which he hoped Europe would continue to adopt in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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“The point is that Donald Trump, in his time, had a strong message for Europe, and that message was quite resonant and is resonating even more now because he was saying spend more on your security“Lipawski said.
“My government is spending more on our defence,” he said. “We want to reach those 2% of GDP, reach them this year, and we will continue to do that next year as well. So, (if) Donald Trump will be president with this message, ‘Please spend 2%,’ we Will be. Ok.”
President Trump reacts next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg while attending a working lunch during the NATO leaders’ summit in Watford, Britain, on December 4, 2019. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarck)
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis highlighted the “very long history” between the two countries and said the relationship was “much more than politics.”
Instead, he reiterated the message that whoever wins the election will need to focus on the same message of defense spending that Trump pushed during his first administration.
Before the Trump administration, NATO had only a few members Maintained its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense, but this number increased rapidly due to Trump’s insistence and tough stance on the issue.
In June NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reported that 23 of the 32 member states had met the minimum spending requirement, helping to improve the bloc’s ability to support Ukraine and, potentially, its current ambitions. Russian aggression could be stopped beyond.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban with former President Trump during a visit to Mar-a-Lago in Florida in July. (@PM_ViktorOrban)
However, no European nation has praised the success of Trump’s first term and expressed hope for a strong second term like Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó revealed that his government will have “high expectations” from the new Trump administration.
“We have great expectations because we believe that many of the major crises that cause us great concern can be resolved by President Trump’s administration,” Szijjarto said, adding that he has been in NATO for 10 years. He is the longest serving Foreign Minister of India. Years under his belt.
“I didn’t really see anyone laughing at Trump,” Szijjarto said. “I see many people afraid. I see many people afraid of an American president who is honest, not hostage to the liberal mainstream, represents a patriotic position, speaks clearly about America First ”
Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have made little effort to hide their rosy friendship, with Trump calling out Hungary’s leader “The Strongest Man of Europe” Who speaks well about the former President.
Orbán proved that it is a mutual dynamic decided to leave the NATO summit Trump met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida earlier this year in Washington, D.C., to discuss foreign relations.
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“Under President Trump, everything was under control,” Szijjarto said. “Since President Trump left office, the entire global security situation has been deteriorating. So, I mean, these are the experiences.”
“If we base it on our experience, we say that yes, from the perspective of U.S.-Hungary relations, I think President Trump will bring another pace, freshness, dynamism to this relationship. And I think if “If President Trump is elected, I think the world has a good chance of becoming a more peaceful place than it is now.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
