Donald Trump succeeded in his bet to return to the White House on Wednesday, a clear victory, which is causing shock waves in the United States and across the world.
The Republican’s comeback is all the more extraordinary as his third campaign was marked by two assassination attempts, four indictments and a criminal conviction.
His victory was clear and quick, the former president winning the two disputed states of North Carolina and Georgia in a handful of hours, before Pennsylvania and Wisconsin served as his final springboard.
What will President Donald Trump’s first actions be? Guest on Bel RTL Matin, David Marcelis, one of the chief editors of the Wall Street Journal, spoke on this subject.
“He promised a lot of things during his campaign. One of the reasons that may explain his success is that the main concern of Americans is the economy. Inflation is wreaking havoc everywhere, but in the United States, people who make their groceries have a reminder every day Food prices are 25% more expensive than they were in 2020. To try to slow inflation, Trump has promised to increase America’s energy production capacity. And all transport of goods depends on energy. He also promised to guarantee a much more pronounced industrial policy in the United States, which will be financed by fairly significant installation taxes.
Concerning the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, Donald Trump announced that one of his campaign promises “is to end the Ukraine conflict before he even takes office in January. But there is no policy that has been particularly defined on Trump’s part.”
Is Europe on President Donald Trump’s geopolitical map? “Donald Trump ran a campaign of isolation. This was already the case in 2016. His slogan is America First. He plans to put implantation taxes of between 10 and 20% on all goods, so obviously on goods coming from the European Union. Chinese goods could be taxed up to 60%. Once again, this is a campaign promise.
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