The left-wing populist leader of NATO ally Slovakia has congratulated Donald Trump on his landslide election victory and criticized local and international media for trying to manipulate voters through biased reporting and opinion polls.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived a shooting by a pro-Ukrainian extremist earlier this year, later said the situation strongly resembled the attempt on President Trump's life, has spoken out about the outcome of this week's presidential election and the next president. congratulated the president. Election at press conference. The left-wing populist leader, who is strongly in favor of border control, a Slovakia for Slovaks, and is opposed to supporting prolonging the Ukraine war by pouring military supplies into Ukraine, said: “Congratulations to the new Americans from Bratislava.'' I will send it to you.'' president. Despite the fact that we are a small country, we look forward to cooperating in any way possible. ”
While many European leaders have sincerely expressed similar sentiments to varying degrees, President Fico goes further, calling this “a clear defeat of liberal and progressive ideas.” praised. Slovaks expressed clear envy of the US president's ability to pursue his own course, comparing it to the situation in European Union member states, which are severely constrained by EU law and strong pressure and punitive measures from Brussels. .
“In the European Union, we won't be able to be as bold as the administration of the next U.S. president, so we're going to sweat it out,” Fico said. He also cast a shadow over foreign interference in elections, an issue taken very seriously in European countries that vote for populists, conscious of pro-globalist foreign influence groups and funding. He said: We belong to politicians who do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and who do not interfere at the expense of other countries. ”
But perhaps the prime minister's harshest words were directed at the establishment media, which he blames for an assassination attempt on himself earlier this year and which relentlessly demonizes his political opponents. The prime minister said the two conspired to cover up and manipulate the media. Referring to the phenomenon in which the establishment media once again touted the possibility of Kamala Harris' victory until the final moments of the election, despite the reality on the ground, he told reporters in Bratislava: This lesson holds true and was confirmed in the US election. Never trust the media or opinion polls. ”
Addressing the people of the Slovak Republic, Fico said they too must be fed up with the tricks he claims to have identified. “The media has a tendency to lie and create images that are different from reality, and 90% of them, not to mention polls, are always commissioned primarily to show things that are not true. I understand. [presented by the media] The US presidential election campaign was completely different, creating the following atmosphere: [who they said the winner could be] That's perfectly clear, but the reality is quite different. ”
A left-wing populist, Fico's main policy focus is on the war in Ukraine, but he refuses to allow his country to help with weapons, arguing that prolonging the war will only increase the death toll of Ukrainians. Citing President Trump's campaign promise to end the war quickly and peacefully, he said he hoped Trump would soon follow Slovakia's lead by “cutting off or significantly reducing aid.” He said that He also believes that the heated debate in Western capitals in recent months over whether to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike deep into Russia will disappear with Trump's inauguration. He stated his belief that such an attack would cause global chaos. “Unprecedented escalation of tensions.”
Opposition to the war in Ukraine and the funding of the war in Ukraine by Slovak taxpayers has had a huge impact on President Fico personally, and he is in close proximity to the left-wing poet and activist who cited the war as the reason for the attack. He was shot five times. Fico suffered injuries to his intestines, lower back, arms and legs, as well as five perforations in his small intestine, but was airlifted to hospital and underwent surgery despite his critical condition to save his life.
As reported in May about the gunman Juraj Sintura and his motives, as he confessed to police while in custody:
The document pertains to elements of Cintura's confession, including his claim that he intended to shoot Fico, but only to injure him rather than kill him. He said he wanted to hurt Fico so that he could not become prime minister. The gunman was carrying 20 bullets and fired five shots at Fico.
Although Sintura said he disagreed with some of Fico's policies and political reforms, the document said the gunman's main complaint was that the government did not provide military aid to Ukraine. The newspaper said the gunman's “main desire is military aid to Ukraine” and said it was concerned that Fico's government was seen as “Judas” by the European Union.
Months later, when President-elect Trump was grazed by a bullet, a last-second movement of his head saved him from certain death thanks to divine intervention, but Fico said the attack was caused by Trump's ” He expressed his opinion that it was a carbon copy. He blamed a hostile media for creating a frenzied environment that motivated easily agitated people to plan attacks. he said: [Donald Trump] We will try to silence him, but if we fail, we will turn against the public so much that some losers will take up guns… We cannot defeat us democratically. They operate in an atmosphere where, in certain cases, it is necessary to be illegally imprisoned. If that doesn't work, you'll have to provoke some activist. [attempt assassination]”
