America’s tolerance for foreign interference in its electoral system has sharply increased since a team of Russian cyber hackers backed by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks network disrupted Hillary Clinton’s candidacy in 2016. It is declining.
Assange released some of the embarrassing emails obtained by Russian hackers related to Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State under the Obama administration, but which were linked to Trump’s victory in the November election of the same year. greatly promoted.
Since then, American politicians have become understandably wary of outside interference in their political affairs.
Indeed, President Trump himself has been forced to fend off repeated claims about his alleged business ties with Russian companies, which has given rise to much negative speculation about the nature of his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It has become.
In these circumstances, the question remains whether they are acting in their personal capacity, as Mr Starmer claims, or whether they are part of Labor’s concerted effort to prevent Trump from securing the presidency. Regardless, Labor MPs might have thought twice before deciding to commit to the Harris campaign. Second term in the White House.
This shows how out of touch many of Labor’s leading figures are with contemporary political realities, and that they have not stopped to consider how dramatically the political atmosphere in the United States has changed. is.
It is certain that a misjudgment of this magnitude could have a significant impact on the Starmer government if President Trump is successful in re-election.
The last thing Starmer needs is a rocky relationship with the White House. His desire to win reliable allies is even more acute given the clownish performance of Foreign Secretary David Lammy. He seems to think it is a good idea to bow down to Chinese communists at the same time that they are furthering Russia’s war aims in Ukraine.
Trump’s reaction despite Starmer insisting his relationship with Trump was not in jeopardy and that the involvement of Labor members who volunteered with the Harris campaign was “pretty straightforward”. suggests otherwise. A Republican candidate has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Labor supporters of “foreign interference” in U.S. elections.
One of Mr. Trump’s defining characteristics is his ease of anger, and most fear that if re-elected, he will spend much of his second term as president trying to settle scores with his opponents. Even his closest supporters are concerned.
Mr Starmer could also be targeted for Mr Trump’s revenge thanks to Labour’s ill-advised intervention in the Harris campaign.
