Former US President Donald Trump (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) pose for photos during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, the United States, on July 26, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump, 78, triumphantly declared a “great” victory on Wednesday, with world leaders congratulating him.
NBC News predicts Trump will win the presidential race.
In a speech to supporters in Florida, Trump said that his return to the White House would usher in a “golden age” for the United States.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Trump on his “historic” election victory, saying that the British and American “special relationship will continue to flourish on both sides of the Atlantic in the coming years.”
Likewise, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban all congratulated Trump.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference after the Christian Democratic Union meeting in Berlin, Germany, Monday, February 19, 2024.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky congratulated Trump on his “impressive election victory.”
Zelensky said on social media: “I admire President Trump’s commitment to ‘peace through strength’ in global affairs. This is the principle that can effectively promote a just peace in Ukraine. I hope we to be able to put it into action together.
“We look forward to an era of strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership. We rely on America’s continued strong bipartisan support for Ukraine,” he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during their meeting in New York City on September 27, 2024.
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Zelenskiy’s comments come as tensions are likely to rise in Kiev, with the U.S. vote seen as a potentially make-or-break moment in the country’s years-long battle with Russia.
Ukrainian officials are said to be watching the outcome closely because they fear future military aid to the Eastern European country could be cut – a move that would significantly weaken Kiev’s ability to counter a full-scale Russian invasion.
Russia, meanwhile, appears to be buoyed by news of Trump’s victory in the White House.
“Trump has a quality that works for us: As a businessman through and through, he strongly dislikes spending money on all kinds of hangers-on and freeloaders – idiot allies, stupid charity projects and greedy international organizations, ” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said, according to NBC translation, the former president said via Telegram.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said via cable: “Kamala Harris was right when she quoted Psalm 31:5: ‘Weeping may last for a night, but rejoicing It will come in the morning.
“Hallelujah, I would add,” Zakharova said, according to NBC’s translation.
Incoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a handover ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, October 1, 2024. For the affable and meticulous former Dutch prime minister, maintaining the defense alliance as a global force is a difficult task.
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In addition, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that Trump’s leadership will be the key to maintaining the strength of the military alliance.
“I look forward to working with him again to advance peace with strength through #NATO,” Rutte said.
Türkiye, India, Australia, Israel and Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Trump on his election.
“In the new period that begins with the elections of the American people, I hope that relations between Turkey and the United States can be strengthened and that regional and global crises and wars, especially the Palestinian issue and the Russian-Ukrainian war, can come to an end; I believe that we will make more efforts, Building a more just world.
“I hope this election will be beneficial to our friendly ally the American people and to all of humanity,” he added.
Turkish President Erdogan delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 1, 2023.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Trump on his “historic election victory.”
“Building on the success of your last term, I look forward to resuming our cooperation and further strengthening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Let us work together to benefit our people and promote global peace, stability and development.” Prosperity, ” Modi said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also congratulated Trump.
“Australians and Americans are great friends and true allies. Working together, we can ensure the partnership between our two countries and peoples remains strong into the future,” Albanese said.
Elsewhere, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald and Melania Trump.
Netanyahu said: “Congratulations on the greatest comeback in history! Your historic return to the White House provides a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and the United States. ” “This is a huge victory!” he added.
However, not everyone expressed warm wishes to Trump.
According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, Iranian government spokesperson Fatem Mohajerani said in a statement that “the U.S. presidential election has no direct relationship with Iran because the basic policies of the United States and Iran remain unchanged.” .
“It makes no difference who is elected president because it will not have an impact on people’s livelihood,” Mohajerani said.
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