Premier Donald Tusk posted an entry in English on social media in which he mentioned about upcoming presidential elections in United States.
Let us remind you, The American election, which has been going on in many places for several weeks, will end next Tuesday. The fight for the White House is between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and the Republican Donald Trumpwho ruled the USA from 2017 to 2021.
US elections 2024. Tusk: The future of Europe depends on us
“Harris or Trump? Some say the future Europe depends on American elections, while it depends primarily on us. Provided that Europe finally grows up and believes in its own strength,” said the head of the Polish government in a post on social media.
Donald Tusk also added that “regardless of the outcome, the era of geopolitical outsourcing is over”.
The latest polls indicate that Kamala Harris he has a slight lead over his opponent in three key states – Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. For years, the majority of votes cast in these states supported the Democratic Party, but the trend changed in 2016 when Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.
US presidential elections. Harris or Trump?
At the end of October, the president Polish in an interview with the British newspaper “The Sunday Times”, he emphasized that he had good relations with Donald Trump when he was in the White House, which is why “waits calmly for the results of the US elections”.
Andrzej Duda he added that “the United States has a vested interest in strengthening our part of Europe.” In turn, referring to a possible second term for the Republican, the president noted that the most important thing is to understand that he is first and foremost a businessman.
Republican in recent weeks he spoke about the war several times Ukraine – he recently accused Volodymyr Zelensky for “help” in starting an armed conflict. Moreover, when he was asked whether he had spoken to anyone after the end of the previous term Vladimir PutinTrump avoided a clear answer, only mentioning that if he did, “that would be the smart thing to do”.
On the other hand Kamala Harris is trying to fight for votes, among others. Polish diaspora in the USA and often refers to the situation in Ukraine. In one of the Democratic candidate's spots, the voiceover says that “Donald Trump encouraged Putin to attack our allies.” In the same spot Poland and Ukraine are the main characters.
Harris also submitted letter to US citizens with Polish roots. In it, she indicated her demands regarding solidarity with foreign allies, including Poland and Ukraine. The Democrat also assured that, unlike Trump and the Republican candidate for vice president, JD Vance, she will stand on the side of, among others, Warsaw.
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