London Mayor Sadiq Khan mentioned world leaders are intently watching the U.S. presidential election between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, stressing the worldwide implications of its end result.
“What I’d say in a respectful way to Americans is: I don’t think you realize that the rest of the world is watching because we’ve got skin in the game,” he mentioned Tuesday in an interview with Politico.
Khan, who has clashed with the previous president prior to now, in contrast the U.S. to a metronome, noting how they each affect the occasions round them.
“The metaphor I use is: What happens in America is the metronome for the rest of the country, those who play an instrument, that sets the beat of what happens across the globe,” the mayor mentioned. “It sets the beat for how other politicians behave in election campaign.”
He added that the protection of the campaigns — together with whether or not or not media retailers fact-check candidates — may set the tone for protection globally.
“It units the beat for a way and the rhythm and the velocity of how journalists report a marketing campaign and the way individuals reply to lies and misinformation,” Khan said. “And so, you understand, everybody’s watching throughout the globe in relation as to if what JD Vance and Donald Trump mentioned is fact-checked.”
Khan additionally famous the ideological variations between the insurance policies of the Biden-Harris administration and people of Trump, who seeks a return to the White Home. The present administration has promoted worldwide engagement and strengthened U.S. alliances globally, whereas Trump has been important of NATO and embraces a extra isolationist strategy to international coverage.
“I would argue, hopefully, objectively, that United Nations, NATO, you know, multilateral agreements with the current president is very different to how it was with the previous president, President Trump,” Khan instructed the outlet.
“And that’s why many of us are watching with keen interest, what happens on November 5 in The USA,” he mentioned.
The Hill has reached out to Trump’s crew for remark.
