The Ukrainian conflict, Gaza, NATO, relations with Mexico… It is difficult to see clearly between Donald Trump's campaign propaganda and the concrete directions of his future foreign policy. In Arizona, his supporters hope that the president-elect will be more effective than his Democratic opponents.
Whatever the theme, Donald Trump's campaign speech was clearly imprinted on the minds of his voters and foreign policy is no exception. “The Democrats are warmongers, that’s their obsession. They support genocides, approve of Israel’s actions,” assures Gioavana who voted for Trump.
For her, her return to the White House will fix everything: “With Trump there was no war, he tried to unite with other countries, he met Kim Jong-Un, talked with Putin… At least he did everything to find solutions.”
There is also a lot of hope from Wudahali, an American citizen of Sudanese origin: “Maybe he will do something for Gaza because Biden hasn't done anything about it. With everything we're also seeing in Sudan and the Middle East, I really hope the Republicans will act.”
“I think people don't carebelieves for his part Professor Michael Koziczki met on the campus of Arizona State University, At the end of the day, if they have to choose between stopping the war in Palestine and getting a $1,000 tax cut, what do you think they'll choose?”
Professor Koziczki recognizes the impotence of the Democrats' foreign policy in recent years, but he gets stuck on the Republican arguments which assert that this policy has penalized the American economy. “The weapons that are delivered are made by American companies, from the most basic rifles to high-tech missiles, he assures. And the manufacturers are paid very well for it, so what's the problem? These kinds of arguments completely escape me.”
Donald Trump remains very evasive on the solutions he intends to provide to the current crises. And for Michael Koziczki, the support of Trump's supporters is above all the faith they have in him, considering him “like the reincarnation of Jesus Christ on earth”.
