The European mainstream media is in a meltdown this morning after President Donald Trump’s historic victory in the U.S. election.
“Why do they vote for Trump?” the leading German news Tageszeitung asked. How could the majority of American voters “support a man like Trump, who insults political opponents, offends allied countries, questions the electoral system, and also advocates anti-worker policies?” the newspaper wondered.
“On paper, the Democrats’ program for the middle class is better than the Republicans’. But why are the Democrats receiving less and less support from this group?” the clueless German daily asked.
German magazine Der Spiegel covered the news with the headline “The Trump Shock.”
“After Donald Trump’s election victory, the U.S. is facing a political turning point,” the weekly added.
The German establishment fears that Trump will make them pay more for their own defense and raise tariffs to drive down the massive trade deficit. “What will happen” when Trump enters the White House?” the German weekly Der Stern asked Wednesday.
“68 percent of people in Germany fear Donald Trump’s election victory. Because, unlike Kamala Harris, he is threatening major changes in how he deals with Germany,” the weekly worriedly, though rightly, concluded.
Even while reporting Trump’s historic comeback, the BBC couldn’t refrain itself from calling the incoming U.S. president a ‘convicted felon’ and accused him of having ‘extreme ideas.’
“It’s not hard to see why he is a deeply polarising figure,” the UK broadcaster commented. “Throughout the campaign, Trump used incendiary rhetoric – making crass jokes and threatening vengeance against his political enemies.”
The British newspaper Guardian sounded heartbroken while reporting on Kamala Harris’ election night watch party on the Howard University campus in Washington. “The Scene at Howard University had echoes of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016 as the US appears poised to return Trump to power,” the newspaper sobbedly recalled.
“The crowd that gathered was excited. The music pulsed. Members of Harris’s AKA sorority, wearing pink and green, danced together,” the Guardian noted. “As Donald Trump began to carve out an expected early lead on Tuesday evening, jitters set in.”
Others were even more unhinged. “The thought of a Trump presidency is eating me alive,” The Guardian columnist Francine Prose wrote.
“I’m neither the calmest nor the most anxious person,” Prose assured. “But as Donald Trump’s presidential victory seems more certain by the minute, I feel sick to my stomach with worry.”
“I hoped to go to sleep on election night knowing Harris had won, and that we were safe. But that is not what was in store for us,” she complained.
Another British daily disparagingly remarked on Trump campaign’s ability to mobilize young men. “By using his egotistical persona to get out the young, male … vote, Trump has defied the laws of political gravity to win in places where Republicans are usually goners,” the London-based Independent commented.
If global markets are any indicator, stocks rose in Europe and Asia in anticipation of a Trump victory. The U.S. dollar also surged in foreign markets, testifying to America’s economic and geopolitical strength under a strong leader like Trump.
The BBC reported:
Benchmark stock indexes across Asia were mostly higher on Wednesday, while the US dollar was also up. (…)Futures trading on the major US stock indexes was pointing sharply higher. That came after the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed more than 1% higher.The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, jumped to a record high of more than $75,000 (£58,145).The US dollar was up by more than 1.5% against a basket of other major currencies, including the euro, pound and the Japanese yen.https://twitter.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1854068239355019369
European and Western leaders hailed President Trump for his landmark victory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the first to congratulate.
European leaders also followed suit, the French newspaper Le Monde reports:
World leaders, on Wednesday, November 6, congratulated Donald Trump, who has claimed victory in the US presidential election, with French President Emmanuel Macron being the first Western leader to call him “President Donald Trump.” Macron said he was ready to work with the US vote frontrunner “with respect and ambition” like “we managed to do for four years.” In a post on X, Macron said that the relationship with Trump would “take account of your convictions, and mine,” adding: “For more peace and prosperity.” (…)EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Trump, expressing hope that Washington and Brussels will work together. “I warmly congratulate Donald J. Trump. The EU and the US are more than just allies. We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens. So let’s work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that keeps delivering for them,” Von der Leyen wrote, on X.NATO chief Mark Rutte also saluted Trump’s victory and said his return to power would help the alliance. “His leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance strong. I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO,” Rutte said, in a statement.
Germany’s President also congratulated the president-elect, state-run DW TV reported:
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined other world leaders in congratulating Trump as the likelihood of him winning the US elections drew nearer.”I send you my congratulations on your success in the election for the 47th President of the United States of America,” Steinmeier said in a statement.
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