Donald Trump also snatches votes in Nevada (he is the first Republican presidential candidate since 2004) and in Arizona, bringing the number of electors to 312 and receiving the suspension of the trial for the assault on the Capitol (a sitting president cannot be prosecuted). Meanwhile, some American cities are in turmoil and from New York to Washington, from Seattle to Portland, they are organizing themselves protest marches for the tycoon’s victory.
On theUkrainethe statements of Donald Trump’s advisor, Bryan Lanzaleave no doubt: “Crimea is lost”he told the BBC, adding that the new US administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine and not on restoring the country’s territorial unity. “We expect a realistic vision of peace from Zelensky – continued Lanza – if he came to the table and said that there would only be peace with Crimea he would show us that he is not serious”.
Joe Biden will receive Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday to implement a peaceful transitionwhile tension rises over the feared migration policies that the tycoon had already promised during the election campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, The Donald’s advisors are considering a possible declaration of national emergency on his first day in office, which could allow the use of defense funds, military facilities for detention and military aircraft for deportations.
The future administration is also reportedly considering different ways to encourage immigrants to voluntarily leave the countryperhaps waiving a 10-year ban on re-entry. According to the latest estimate from the American Immigration Council, mass deportations of the current number of illegal immigrants in the United States (11 million according to a government estimate, 20 million according to Trump) could cost $968 billion over ten years. “It’s not a question of costs – the tycoon recently declared – we have no choice”.
From Matilde Testa
