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.
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I'm relieved too.
SWBTATTReg
(22,174 posts)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)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)as they realize they no longer have THAT problem anymore.
Marthe48
(17,040 posts)Such relief!
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Now it's time to clean out and permanently patch up all those cracks and crevices, and make our country stronger.