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Scientist Abbas Wetaaka has described the Presidency of Donald Trump as a
global crisis.
Millions of voters across the US chose to return Donald Trump
to the presidency on Tuesday. He will be sworn in to office at an inauguration
ceremony on Monday 20 January 2025.
Latest projections put Trump at 279 electoral college votes
and Harris at 223 electoral college votes. Across 50 states, plus Washington
DC, there are 538 votes up for grabs and the winner is the candidate that
gets 270 or more.
For Uganda and other African countries, Wetaaka says there is
need to brace themselves for funding cuts in several sectors. Wetaaka says that
the Trump presidency aims at reducing money spent in grants to developing
countries.
On immigration, Trump promised to enact the biggest mass
deportation of undocumented migrants in US history. According to Wetaaka, the
USA is traditionally made up of immigrants and Trump’s plan of mass deportation
is not practical.
On the democratic processes in Africa and other parts of the
world, Abbas believes Trump’s Presidency will not do much in pushing for
democracy across the globe. He says Trump is only bent on making money and
prioritizing the interests of the wealthy.
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