The leading topic for the Italian media today is the outcome of the US elections, BTA reported.
Donald Trump announced that he is the 47th president of the US and promised to make America great again, notes the “Corriere della Sera“. The Republican appeared with his family on stage at his campaign headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida, after a long night. The decisive factor in this election were people of Latin American origin who did not want to support the candidacy of a woman for president, the Italian publication adds.
Trump promised that as US president he would fix the country, writes “Repubblica“. In a separate article, the newspaper notes that Democrat Joe Biden, the current US president, will leave the White House with the achievement of having revived the American economy in his portfolio. However, he never understood that the new dream of Americans in the 21st century is not growth, but not to decline and not to lose the status they have won so far, the publication adds.
Trump took America back and defined his victory as historic, comments “Stampa“. Now Ukraine fears the suspension of American aid, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles with satisfaction because with Trump's victory his hands in Gaza and the West Bank will be untied, Beijing is closely monitoring whether there will be an axis between Trump and Putin and hopes for a trade war between the US and the EU, and European industry fears American tariffs, summarizes “Stampa“. The publication also focused on the victory of transgender Sarah McBride in the battle for a seat in the lower house of Congress.
ANSA published a photo of smiling Trump, Melania Trump and his youngest son Barron on the front page. The Italian agency also quoted the Republican's first words after the news of his victory. He promised that he would not start wars, but would stop wars and that he would restore the greatness of America. Trump, who is 78 years old, will also be the oldest president to take office, the agency recalls.
The agency reports that among the first to congratulate the Republican were Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the radical right-wing “Lega“. Salvini commented on social networks that common sense had won in the US and wished Trump a good job. Orban described Trump's victory in "Ex" as huge and necessary for the world and as the greatest return to power in US political history. In Russia, former Prime Minister and President Dmitry Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, commented on "Telegram" that Trump has one quality that is useful for Russia, and that is that he is a businessman to the core and is against the idea of wasting money on "idiot allies". According to Beijing, the US elections are an internal American affair, but China hopes for peaceful coexistence with Washington under Trump, ANSA also notes.
The agency also focuses on the victories of prominent American figures in the elections for seats in Congress. Democrat Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was re-elected to the House of Representatives. Former Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, also won a seat in the House from the state of California. Former presidential candidate, Democrat Bernie Sanders, was re-elected as a senator from Vermont. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was re-elected from Louisiana. And Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware is the first all-African American woman elected to the US Senate. This means that Kamala Harris, who was also a senator, is defined not as all-African American, but as an American with both African and Indian roots.
In addition to Trump's victory, “RAI News“ notes that Republicans are winning the Senate and are on track to win the House of Representatives. But will billionaire Elon Musk, who was a supporter of Republican Trump in the election campaign, turn out to be the biggest winner in the elections?, the media outlet also asks. Trump considers Musk a supergenius and says that such supergeniuses should be protected. So Musk and his entrepreneurial empire could reap huge dividends from Trump's victory. Musk himself could play an influential role in Trump's second term, the Italian media commented. Musk also maintains good relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
„Sky TG 24“ examines the scenarios on a global scale with Trump coming to power. The Republican would like to freeze the conflict in Ukraine, preserving the territorial integrity of the country, but with autonomous regions to the borders of a demilitarized zone. In the Middle East, Trump's election will increase instability, and Netanyahu, facing less opposition from the United States, could tighten control over the West Bank. Trump also promises tax cuts for large American companies, but also tariffs on goods from other countries, which could backfire on American companies. Trump's re-election also raises concerns among LGBT rights advocates, abortion rights advocates, climate activists and increases concerns that migrants from the United States could be deported, the media outlet notes.
„TG com 24“ commented that among the first to congratulate Trump, in addition to Viktor Orban, were British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The latter described Trump's victory as impressive, the media reported. Congratulations also came from Italian Prime Minister Meloni. “Sincere congratulations to Donald Trump. On my behalf and on behalf of the Italian government, my most sincere congratulations to the elected President of the United States Donald Trump. Italy and the United States are sisters, bound by an unbreakable alliance, by common values and by historical friendship. This is a strategic relationship that I am sure will strengthen even more today. Good job, President!“, Meloni said in a post on “Facebook“. On the Italian side, congratulations came from, in addition to Deputy Prime Minister Salvini, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, leader of the centrist party “Italia Viva”. He expressed hope that Trump's victory would wake up the American nation.
The media also focuses on the first vote in Barron Trump's life, which was precisely in the elections that led to Trump's victory.
America chose Trump, summarizes “Mesajero“. The publication commented that Trump's speech in Palm Beach, with which he announced his victory in the elections, was restrained, delivered by a moderate Trump. In his speech, he did not mention anything about his opponent Kamala Harris. He limited himself to thanking his Vice President J.D. Vance, praising the genius of Elon Musk, and promising that he would not start wars, but stop them. Trump did not fail to mention the topic of migrants and also spoke about the July 13 attack, when he survived an attack on him at an election rally in the state of Pennsylvania.
V. “Sole 24 ore“ commented on Meloni's reaction to Trump's victory. Meloni now hopes for strengthening ties between the US and Italy, but Trump's positions have not always coincided with Italy's interests, the publication warns.
Italian media are also focusing on a topic that was preferred by them during Trump's first term as president - the outfits of his wife Melania. Now they are focusing on the gray suit that Melania Trump chose to wear on the night after the election. Some media outlets are also paying attention to the fact that in his speech, Trump thanked Melania for her support, but did not fail to praise her for her memoir, which, as he said, is at the top of the bestseller charts. In this way, he advertised the work, which appeared on the market on October 8.