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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,256 posts)
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 04:47 PM Jan 2021

In Congratulating Biden, World Leaders Express Relief at Trump Departure

Source: U.S. News and World Report

Well-wishes to an incoming U.S. president took on a new form this year, as world leaders issuing congratulations to President Joe Biden also appeared to express palpable relief that the Trump administration had come to an end.

"America is back," tweeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in shortly after Biden's inauguration. "America's new beginning will make democracy even greater. Together with the Korean people, I stand by your journey toward 'America United.'"

Moon was among the world leaders most affected by former President Donald Trump's foreign policy, in this case the nuclear brinkmanship that accompanied his unprecedented meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The overtures amounted to three high-profile summits that ultimately did not yield major breakthroughs or prevent rising tensions in recent months as Pyongyang sought to reassert itself during the transition of power in Washington.

Others in the crosshairs of Trump's attempts to assert "America First" policies appeared almost jubilant at the prospects of a more predictable superpower.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-congratulating-biden-world-leaders-express-relief-at-trump-departure/ar-BB1cYhzH?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP



I'm relieved too.
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In Congratulating Biden, World Leaders Express Relief at Trump Departure (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 OP
You are damn right that America is back. And it will be better than ever, despite rump's efforts to SWBTATTReg Jan 2021 #1
I guess So! It's like the Monster Cha Jan 2021 #2
A few months out even some Republicans will be a bit less agitated bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #3
Feels like a restraining order is working! Marthe48 Jan 2021 #4
Trump, Putin & McConnell, in 4 years, showed us all the places they like to hide their dirty work. C Moon Jan 2021 #5

SWBTATTReg

(22,174 posts)
1. You are damn right that America is back. And it will be better than ever, despite rump's efforts to
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 04:54 PM
Jan 2021

cow the rest of us who stand for freedom, liberty, and justice for ALL. Damn right. I hope that everyone of these world leaders rub trump's nose in it, repeatedly.

Cha

(297,757 posts)
2. I guess So! It's like the Monster
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 04:54 PM
Jan 2021

Terrorizing the Village has been caught and sent to Siberia!

Hopefully he will have to pay for his crimes while in office

bucolic_frolic

(43,340 posts)
3. A few months out even some Republicans will be a bit less agitated
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 05:43 PM
Jan 2021

as they realize they no longer have THAT problem anymore.

C Moon

(12,221 posts)
5. Trump, Putin & McConnell, in 4 years, showed us all the places they like to hide their dirty work.
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 07:10 PM
Jan 2021

Now it's time to clean out and permanently patch up all those cracks and crevices, and make our country stronger.

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