He follows very closely the presidential elections in the United States whose vote takes place this November 5. Peter Hahn has lived in Vernou-sur-Brenne for 22 years. This Franco-American voted by mail in the small state of New Hampshire which is part of the Swing States, these key states which can change everything.
Peter Hahn does not hide his preference for the Democratic Party, whether Trump is elected or not, Peter Hahn says he is afraid of the future for his country. “I fear that democracy in the USA is suffering. You know, I have friends in the United States who are really considering leaving the United States if Trump is elected. I have friends who are looking in Europe, there are programs for people who can come and live there, it’s still incredible that Americans are thinking of leaving the USA“.
“These American elections are a great spectacle”
This 60-year-old winemaker says he follows news across the Atlantic on a daily basis. Peter Hahn reads the New York Times, to which he has subscribed for several decades, he watches television, follows what is said on social networks and Trump scares him very much. “If I had to bet, I would say that Trump will be elected. That would be a big disappointment for me. Somehow I can understand once, but a second time I don’t understand anything anymore. The fact that I have lived in France for several decades now gives me a slightly different image. When I look at the United States today, the presidential elections, in fact, it’s a show, we don’t talk about the substance. It’s really a great spectacle and more and more unfortunately, and I think that Kamala Harris plays this too. She doesn’t go into detail, she doesn’t have convincing enough arguments, but at the same time, I wonder if Americans in general would listen to this. It’s desperate“.
“Trump in the White House is also a fear on the economic level”
It was in 2018 that Peter Hahn obtained dual nationality, two years after the election of Donald Trump. This winemaker remembers very well the Trump tax of 25% on French wines. “I remember very well when the Trump tariffs were put on wines. My importer in the United States immediately stopped the orders. He told me, ‘we have to wait, we have to see what happens ‘Fortunately, they subsequently removed the tariffs but if the same thing happens, it’s scary and then in Vouvray, there are still quite a few people who export to the United States, that would not be welcome.“. 30% of production by Peter Hahn is intended precisely for the American market.
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