The Noticias Caracol team is in Washington, the heart of North American politics, to closely follow the pulse of the elections where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are competing for the presidency. Kevin Whitaker, former United States ambassador to Colombia, spoke with Camila Zuluaga and Juan Camilo Merlano about the panorama of the elections and their implications at the international level.
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The movements of the campaigns
For Whitaker, who was former United States ambassador to Colombia during the Trump administration, he believes that, If the Republican returns to the White House, this would represent 3 complicated issues for Colombia: migration, drugs and Venezuela.
“There is more coca in the country than before Plan Colombia and we are going to have to react to that… I can very easily imagine more pressure on Petro from a new Trump administration“said the diplomat.
Meanwhile, he believes that Kamala Harris “handled her transition with current President Joe Biden very well”who a few weeks ago withdrew his candidacy to make way for his vice-presidential formula to take the reins of the race.
“He got a big boost from that enthusiasm that resulted and that has leveled off a little bit. The idea is how she can increase enthusiasm as we approach voting day.“he highlighted.
He commented that, in the event that Harris loses in the elections, The great challenge for the Democratic Party will be “how to deal with a Trump administration that will have fewer controls and barriers.”
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Republican change in the Trump era
The Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been more aggressive, direct and for many, radicalizedmarking the path for a new image of the Republican Party.
The former United States ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, pointed out that Today, “there aren’t many Republicans taking on former President Trump’s language.”
From his analysis he can conclude that, if the former president returns to power, It could implement cuts to aid for Ukraine, rapprochements with Russia, the imposition of tariffs on China and other countries.
“The United States’ traditional allies, for example in Europe, are going to have to make their own decisions. UTrump’s four-year administration may be something different, something that doesn’t happen, but it does happen twice in twelve years, it’s something we have to react to“.
One day after the elections, Polls show a technical tie between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the presidential race could come to a close photo finish.
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