European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warned on Thursday that former President Donald Trump's return to the White House is a “clear threat” to Europe, given the America-first nature of his policies. did.
The French globalist lawyer turned career bureaucrat argued there could be misalignment between a less accommodating President Trump and Europe. interview With France 2.
In doing so, she broke with the tradition of central bank governors staying out of politics, much less commenting directly on foreign elections.
However, her comments suggest that if Trump wins the November election, there will be an independent, non-European administration in the White House, and it is unlikely that many policies will be at the mercy of Brussels. This sums up the growing anxiety of European leaders. problem.
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The ECB president said President Trump's return could put the United States at odds with Europe in several areas, including protectionism, military aid to NATO, and the fight against climate change. Said it was expensive. Lagarde said:
If we learn a lesson from history, from how he led the first four years of his term; [a Trump return] It's clearly a threat.
One need only look at trade tariffs, commitments to NATO, and the fight against climate change… In these three areas alone, US interests have not aligned with European interests in the past.
Asked whether Trump's inauguration would leave Europe alone in supporting Ukraine against a full-scale Russian invasion, Lagarde said it was unlikely.
File/June 9, 2018, La Malbaie, Canada/U.S. President Donald Trump attends a breakfast meeting with G7 leaders and members of the Gender Equality Advisory Council. Next to him are IMF Director Christine Lagarde (c) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Michael Kapeler/Getty)
Rather, she countered, “there are many members of Congress in the United States who are deeply hostile to Russia's terrible war against Ukraine and who continue to fund and support Ukraine.”
of financial times report Lagarde, who served as a minister in the French government before becoming head of the IMF in 2011 and later became president of the ECB, is likely to resign from the ECB and return to politics before her eight-year term ends in 2027. He denied rumors that he did.
