Mar-a-Lago.— There are more than two months until Donald Trump assume the presidency of USAbut since his victory in the elections on November 5, attention focused on him and the president Joe Biden It is more than missing from the map of interest. Today, all roads lead to Mar-a-LagoFlorida, where there is a parade of allies and political leaders seeking accommodation in the administration which starts on January 20.
Permanent figures in Trump’s residence are Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who seem to have secured their place next to Trump, while the debate grows around who should be the new leader in the Senate, and the eyes – and the support – point to Rick Scottwho already ran and said he was capable of reaching agreements with the Democratic opposition.
Trump spends time talking to world leaders, including Russian president Vladimir Putinwho, according to The Washington Postadvised him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, and with the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholzwith whom he agreed to work for the return of peace to Europe.
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The governor of North Dakota has been seen parading through Mar-a-Lago, Doug Burgumwho it is said could be Secretary of Energy; also to the former chief of staff of the United States Department of Defense, Kash Pateland Lara Trump, the magnate’s daughter-in-law, married to Eric Trump, co-president of the Republican National Committee and who has remained very close to his father-in-law since the start of the campaign.
The republican Marjorie Taylor Greenea congresswoman from Georgia, has also been seen, and even the Democrat turned Republican Tulsi Gabbard.
According to CNNmany of the candidates for high positions have not only tried to form alliances, but have booked flights to Florida to ensure a face to face with Trump in the coming days.
Among those speaking is also Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York who chairs the Republican Party conference in the House of Representatives and according to CNN she is considered to be the next US ambassador to United Nations.
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At the same time that Trump evaluates and decides who will be part of his cabinet, the bets are also ringing among his own team. Two of the most active are Elon Musk himself and Donald Trump Jr.
Musk, for example, has openly expressed his support for Senator Rick Scott, who in an interview with the network Fox News He said: “For many things, we need 60 votes in the Senate. So we have to have someone sit down with the Democrats and say, ‘How do we balance a budget‘How do we do these things?’”
Musk posted: “Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!” and even organized a poll to see who people are voting for, which in addition to Scott includes the senator from Texas, John Cornyn and the senator from South Dakota John Thunein addition to the “other” option. Musk has also spoken out about what, in his opinion, should be the priorities of the Trump administration, by reposting a tweet from a user who says: “Fix immigration and voting, punish law fraud and censorship, end bureaucracy. Everything else is later.”
Trump Jr, for his part, an open critic of military aid to Ukraine, reposted a video where the Ukrainian president is seen, Volodimir Zelenskywhile dollars rain down. “You are 38 days away from losing your subsidy,” says the caption in the video.
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Trump is outlining his priorities and, on the issue of Ukraine, according to The Washington Post, he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he would have advised not to escalate the war in Ukraine. According to the newspaper, Trump reminded the Russian president of the considerable military presence that the United States has in Europe and expressed his interest in holding follow-up talks to address “the resolution of the Ukraine war soon.”
Since winning Tuesday’s election, the Republican has had about 70 calls with world leaders, including one with Zelensky in which Musk also participated.
This Sunday, Trump also spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the German spokesperson reported. Steffen Hebestreit. “Both exchanged views on the German-American relationship and current geopolitical challenges,” he declared. “They also agreed to work together for the return of peace to Europe.”
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Meanwhile, the outgoing president, Joe Biden, seeks to try to protect support as much as possible.
Aware that the situation in Ukraine will change with the arrival of Trump, he decided to deliver the nearly 6 billion remaining military aid to the government of Volodimir Zelensky before Trump takes office, reported the White House. “By January 20, we will have sent to Ukraine the full amount of resources and aid that Congress authorized us,” said White House National Security Advisor Jake SullivanBiden’s most important foreign policy advisor, in an interview with CBS.
According to Sullivan, Biden will also ask both the new Congress and the next Trump administration over the next 70 days to maintain support for kyiv given that “moving away from Ukraine would mean more instability in Europe.” Trump is reluctant to give more military aid to Ukraine and has hinted that he might favor an end to the war that would involve Ukraine is left without the territory conquered by Russia. On Wednesday, Trump will meet with Biden to begin the government transition.
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