US cooperation on issues that affect the entire international community, such as the situation in Ukraine or global warming , could become more difficult if Republican Donald Trump becomes the new US president. This opinion was expressed by the general secretary of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Toshimitsu Motegi.
„If Trump becomes president again, I think everything will be fine with Japan-US bilateral relations, but with issues affecting the entire international community, such as Ukraine, global warming and others, there may be difficulties“ , Japanese public television quoted him as saying. Motegi emphasized that in relations with Trump it is necessary to clearly and correctly recognize his area of interests and act on the basis of this understanding.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5. It was assumed that the US Democratic Party would be represented by Joe Biden. His candidacy is expected to be confirmed at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, August 19-22.
After Biden's disastrous performance in the pre-election televised debate with Trump on June 27, in the US, including among Democrats, calls for the owner of the White House to abandon further attempts to retained the highest post in the US.