'Dangerously simplistic' view of geopolitics: Trump 'unfit' to handle global threats and challenges

08/11/2024 21:16 France 24

While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia's war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be "eradicated" if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Now that Trump has claimed victory, many at home and abroad are asking an urgent question: will he make good on his long list of foreign policy threats, promises and pronouncements? Many former top aides, including ex-national security adviser John Bolton and his first chief of staff John Kelly, broke with him before the election, calling him unfit for office. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on how American foreign policy might play out during Trump's second term, FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee is joined by former Nat'l Security Advisor to Donald Trump John Bolton.

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