German Defense Minister: If Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election then Europe is in Disaster

The German Defense Minister warned that the threat of Donald Trump's re-entry into the United States' political arena and his possible victory in the US presidential election would be a disaster for Europe.

Dec 1, 2023 - 09:02
German Defense Minister: If Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election then Europe is in Disaster
German Defense Minister: If Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election then Europe is in Disaster

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday (29/11/2023) made the latest statement responding to the dynamics of the 2024 US presidential election and called for the attention of European countries to face the continent's challenges. if Trump returns to lead the United States. Pistorius also emphasized that whoever wins the US presidential election, the European continent will face many challenges. According to this German official, even though Democrat Joe Biden, who supports deepening American-European relations, won the election, Europe still faces challenges, because Washington's future focus is the Asia-Pacific. "If they (America) do that, then they probably won't be able to maintain their involvement in Europe as before," said Boris Pistorius at a think tank in Berlin. The German Defense Minister in his speech yesterday called for more cooperation between European countries in the field of weapons. Pistorius implicitly called for independence from America and for Europe to focus on creating compatible weapons systems. The senior European official's statements regarding the US presidential election and his warning about Trump's comeback victory come in a situation where Europe and the US have experienced cool and sometimes tense relations during his presidency.