Americans? No way. But Trump is crazy.

They are three tall blondes. Archetypes, really. The cliché image we have of Dutch men.

While waiting for their suitcases on the edge of the carousel, they chat excitedly in Dutch. They are there. They arrived on American soil just a few minutes ago, and as soon as the plane landed, they put on their caps and sweaters MAGA.

I listen to them discreetly while waiting for my suitcase. Passengers on an Air Canada flight from Montreal must collect their baggage at the same carousel as passengers on a flight from Dublin, Ireland.

I understand a little Dutch and I start a conversation. Why are these young men here on this Saturday in January? It’s simple, one of them told me: they love Donald Trump. The reason: all three like Trump’s positions on immigration.

In my town in the Netherlands, there are more immigrants than “real” Dutch people. There are too many immigrants. Donald Trump will set an example for other countries. The one who told me this is called Tim. But he refuses to give me his last name or to let his photo be taken. You’re going to paint me as a racisthe justifies himself.

Coming off the subway Sunday morning in downtown Washington, the city has an air of sadness. A drizzle persists. It’s gray.

We meet Bui Thu Huong and her daughter, Ho Ngan Huong, who are arriving from Vietnam. They are tired and chilled by the humidity, which freezes them.

The young girl speaks polished English. His mother, barely a few words, but enough to say: I hope that Vietnam has a leader like Trump (I hope we have a leader like Trump in Vietnam). For what? The young girl translates her mother’s words. She finds the man friendly, efficient and very funny. She laughs.

Mother and daughter traveled from Hanoi to witness what they consider to be a historic moment. They will do it while shivering and wrapped in their scarves to protect themselves from the rain.

Helena Goyvaerts, 29, is covered in a plastic bag, the paltry accessory with which so many people in this crowd have draped themselves in the hope of resisting the bad weather which makes the wait painful.

She traveled from Antwerp, Belgium, to slip into the crowd hoping to enter the arena where the day’s rally will take place.

I like Trump because he will bring a certain balance to the world. Woke culture has taken up too much space. And you know, with us, immigration goes too far. We can’t take it anymore, immigrants. It wouldn’t hurt to have implemented rules like the ones Trump is promising to implement here.

In the crowd, Helena made a new American friend. Lulu Hickey exults in meeting people who have come all the way to Washington. She is proud. The election of Donald Trump really has an impact on the entire planet.

A few steps away, Ken Wood, under his tweed cap, seems less bothered by the rain. He knows rain. The 66-year-old made the trip from Scotland. He believes that Trump will bring peace to the world. Neither more nor less. But he is especially against immigration. He believes there are too many migrants in England.

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We also met many British nationals in Washington this Sunday who think the same thing.

Jake Porter, 34, is a special education teacher living in the south of England who believes Trump is more than a man: he is a role model. For me, Donald Trump is not a politician: he is a leader. The leader of the free world.

Bruno Schroeder, 43, lives in London. In line, while his glasses are a display of sad droplets, he declares: In England, we can no longer talk about immigration. We have to talk about an occupation.

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And so the line goes. Different passports. Strangely similar words. A young Australian, young men who came from hot Barcelona to be part of this apathetic and trembling crowd, to experience this historical moment.

Trump isn’t afraid to tackle tricky topicsm’explique Aldo Robida, 21 years. We agree with him on immigration. In Spain, migrants disembark illegally from the sea. Thousands of people come from Africa. Our borders are open. It would be better to control who enters. For immigrants too, it would be better, because there, it’s nonsense, and the cities have become less safe than beforehe said, his head buried in his shoulders.

My photographer, Ivanoh, and I are transfixed. It’s time to go home. We wish a good stay to the young Spaniards who refuse to have their photo taken. No, you’re going to make us look like racists!

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