Trump's Efforts To Undermine U.S. Democracy Make The News Around The World
'World media responds to Trump's election sabotage: 'The American election has became a global joke.' Daily Kos, 11/5/20.
Donald Trump has humiliated the United States on the global stage so often over the past four years, but his efforts to stop vote counting and undermine the results of the elections are something special. And the world is taking notice.
According to one Japanese newspaper, responsibility for fanning the divide and amplifying the confusion lies with Mr. Trump. A relatively peaceful election exercise in the worlds oldest democracy was marred by the distinctly authoritarian turn of Trump claiming victory before enough votes had been counted, The Hindu wrote, and his push to prevent ballots from being counted would be unprecedented attempt at mass voter suppression.
Germanys Der Spiegel wrote that Trump was like a late Roman emperor who has set a historic standard for voter contempt.
One can feel the anxiety for potential chaos seeing metal fences and security being hastily installed around the White House, an editorial from a Hong Kong newspaper controlled by the Chinese government said. The American election has became a global joke.
And in Russia, a spokesman said President Vladimir Putin would hold an international telephone conversation on Thursday, but no further details were offered. ~
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