Serge Jaumin, professor at ULB: “A re-election of Trump would be dramatic for America’s brand image”

For Professor Serge Jaumin of ULB, the conviction of the former president is a sign of the independence of the American “third power”. But the prospect of seeing a “criminal” in the White House is no less worrying for the image of democracy…

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By William Bourton

Published on 05/31/2024 at 5:45 p.m.
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Lhe forty-fifth American president will go down in history as the first to be convicted by a popular jury. With what consequences for the image of the United States, and for democracy in general – particularly if Trump were to return to the White House at the beginning of next year? We interviewed Serge Jaumin, professor of contemporary history at the Free University of Brussels, where he co-directs AmericaS, the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of the Americas.

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