‘EU not ready for US election results’ claims former EU Commissioner Breton
Former former Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union Thierry Breton has raised concerns that the EU is unprepared for the potential outcomes of the upcoming US election.
“If Trump wins, I am deeply concerned that European institutions are unprepared for the profound shock this could bring, especially in terms of a trade war, defence, and our support for Ukraine,” he said...
Breton’s concerns extended beyond Trump; Kamala Harris’s policies would also likely impact the EU, he said.
If Harris were to become US president, it would probably mean a continuation of existing US policies, which he said had often strained EU relations due to increasing US protectionism over the past two decades.
Maybe the EU would prefer the US to keep hold of old Joe for a few decades, until it's systems and processes are overhauled.
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Whatever the result, and I expect a long drawn out count process, the new President will not take over until January. That's plenty of time for a nimble administration to respond... I see why the EU are worried. They have not got over Brexit yet.
DJ - yes, it feels wrong to have "nimble" and "EU" in the same sentence.
European institutions are unprepared for the profound shock this could bring, especially in terms of a trade war, defence, and our support for Ukraine,” he said...
A set of entirely self-inflicted problems, one might say. Still, they've had the sense to refrain from public personal abuse of the President, which is more we can say of our government.
Sam - yes, our lot are too thick to avoid leaving hostages to fortune all over the place.
"... I expect a long drawn out count process..."
Oh I don't know about that. Once they "find" the "mislaid" postal votes needed to get KH over the line, it will all be completed pretty quickly, I think.
Peter - and if KH does get over the line, it isn't easy to see how US democracy will survive the postal vote problem.
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