World reactions as Donald Trump wins US presidential election

Al Jazeera ^ | 6 Nov 2024

[CondoleezzaProtege]

France President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X: “Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.”

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated his “friend” Trump after “a great battle”.

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban called it “a much-needed victory for the world”, and “the biggest comeback in US political history!” in a post on X.

South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated Donald Trump and posted on X that “under your strong leadership, the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance and America will shine brighter. Look forward to working closely with you”, referring to South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea.

Saudi Arabia King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Trump, with the monarch hailing “close relations between the two friendly countries and peoples, which everyone seeks to strengthen and develop in all fields”, the official Saudi Press Agency said.

Pakistan “Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his historic victory for a second term! I look forward to working closely with the incoming Administration to further strengthen and broaden the Pakistan-U.S. partnership,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X.

Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy and the US had an “unshakeable alliance”, calling it “a strategic bond, which I am certain we will now strengthen even further”.

[NeverTyranny]

Thanks for posting.

[exPBRrat]

Pleased to see all the good will.

[dkGba]

Bbbbuut world leaders EVERYWHERE are SO upset he might win- just a few days ago according to nearly every media source everywhere 🙄

[beaversmom]

Everyone seems to be buttering up to Trump.

[poconopundit]

These congratulations are wonderful. But even those who hate Trump know what he’s about.

Which is all fantastic for our foreign policy and world peace. Trump had four years of exposure to the world and its convoluted political state.

Knowing the nuances and many of the people gives him a running start. It’s terrific!

[RckyRaCoCo]

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Trump’s election victory was “no cause for concern” for Mexico but that she would await the official results before congratulating her. “We are a free, independent, sovereign country and there will be good relations with the United States. I am convinced of this,” she told a news conference. “For all Mexicans, there is no cause for concern, for our countrymen and women [in the US], for their relatives who are here, for Mexican businesswomen and businessmen – there is no cause for concern.”

Hers sounds more like somebody died.

[Yardstick]

“a much-needed victory for the world”
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Orban has nailed it.

Years ago I read something about dissidents in a Soviet prison tapping the news that Reagan had been re-elected to each other through the water pipes that ran through the building. Of course they were ecstatic about it.

Trump’s win is probably a similar morale boost for normal people around the world. That is, people who don’t buy into globohomo, culture-destroying immigration, two-tiered justice, woke craziness, etc.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Persecuted Christians and missionaries in places like North Korea. Trump’s victory matters.

[floralamiss]

You nailed it, too, CP. Thanks be to God!