You know things really have gotten off track when a president-elect is running the presidency like he already has taken office. Case in point is President-elect Donald Trump. His meetings, announced appointments, and public statements are having a tremendous impact all around the world and he hasn’t taken office, but it seems like he has. Global financial markets have responded positively not only to news of his election, but also to his appointments that would impact the economy. Stock markets and general reaction to appointments has taken a turn for the better since the election. There is great promise on the horizon in foreign policy as well with three major indicators of better days ahead.
Trump announced that he would order extensive 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada if the two countries did not move to fix illegal immigration, crime and drugs crossing from those countries into the United States. Immediately, Joe Biden took issue and publicly stated that he wished Trump would reconsider. The immediate reaction from Mexican leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum was to escalate a tariff war with retaliation. Within days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Trump’s home to discuss the matter. Trump also talked via phone with Sheinbaum, who has backed off her tariff for tariff stance and is now agreeing to stop a migrant caravan heading to the US. Trudeau said that Trump doesn’t make a threat unless he is prepared to carry it out and that he (Trudeau) will work with Trump to find positive solutions for both countries.
Biden inched the US closer to nuclear war by authorizing use of US weapons by Ukraine against Russia. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky called on America and her allies for more help. In steps Trump, and all of a sudden Putin is describing Trump as an “intelligent and experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions.” Zelensky is likewise suddenly interested in trading some of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian land for peace and security—details to be worked out. This war was going nowhere, was draining American and European allies of billions of dollars, and on the verge of escalating into a world war with Biden at the helm. Trump isn’t even at the helm, and peace could very well be on the horizon. There is also the Biden-Obama Middle East debacle.
Biden sent millions of US tax dollars to terrorist groups like Hamas in the name of humanitarian aid and unfroze billions more for the terrorist-sponsoring Iran. This caused an all—out war against Israel on three fronts—Gaza with Hamas, Lebanon with Hezbollah, and Yemen with the Houthis, all financed by Iran. Since the election, there has been a ceasefire in Lebanon and Hamas is signaling it wants the same. Biden put the ceasefire in jeopardy with false claims that Israel violated it. Just effect of a Trump presidency is causing these barbarians to sue for peace, even though Biden is still sending them millions and withholding weapons shipments to Israel. Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.” If the Trump effect is any indicator, there will be rejoicing in the time ahead.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-trudeau-trump-tariffs-4129d793d8e1a60fd6d1f45697901a21
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/30/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-war-intl/index.html
