On April 25, Reuters interviewed diplomats and government officials on all continents, revealing the preparations in case former US President Donald Trump returns to the White House. next November.
Reuters sources said that the Mexican government is discussing the selection of a new Secretary of State based on the results of the US Presidential election. In case Mr. Trump wins the election, an official with certain knowledge about the former US President will be nominated.
In addition to behind-the-scenes discussions, a number of foreign leaders and officials met directly with Mr. Trump, although this move made President Biden’s government unhappy.
In early March this year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had dinner with Mr. Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort. On April 8, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron also met with former US President here. “It was a private meeting, we discussed the situation in Ukraine, Israel and the future of NATO,” Mr. Cameron revealed.
On April 17, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Mr. Trump in New York. Mr. Trump’s election campaign revealed that the content of the meeting revolved around NATO military spending.
In addition to European officials, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also had a phone call with Mr. Trump. Most recently, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso also met with Mr. Trump on April 23 in New York.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told Reuters that events like Mr. Cameron’s meeting were not uncommon. However, White House officials refused to comment on Mr. Trump’s conversations with Prime Minister Orban or Crown Prince Bin Salman.
Meanwhile, Mr. Karoline Leavitt, campaign spokeswoman for the former US President, emphasized that the above moves show that “US allies have high hopes for the prospect of Mr. Trump winning the election.”
The Polish President met privately with Mr. Trump in New York
Polish President Andrzej Duda had a private meeting with former US President Donald Trump to discuss defense spending of NATO members.
Hungarian Prime Minister calls on Mr. Trump to ‘bring peace back’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago residence to discuss many issues affecting Hungary and the US.
The French President does not believe that Mr. Trump can return to the White House
French President Macron believes that Mr. Trump will not have a chance to fulfill his promise to end the Ukraine conflict, because Mr. Macron doubts Mr. Trump’s ability to return as US President.
