The mandate of the US is overwhelmingly in favour of the Democrats and it is proof of a “repudiation of President Donald Trump,” Ravi Agrawal, the editor-in-chief of the Foreign Policy magazine told NDTV today. And this, he said, is an opportunity for India to stand its ground.
Asked if in view of the verdict, impeachment of the US president is likely, Agrawal responded in the negative. “They will see this vote as an indication that you may have a Democrat in the White House in 2029, and therefore they are better off not kowtowing to Trump too much, not flattering him, but resisting him, and making the beginnings of outreach to people in the opposition.
In an exclusive interview with Shiv Aroor, Agrawal said while it was expected that Democrats will win the Congressional election, “taking the Senate by the margin that they have — even with the few numbers still coming in — is truly a rout”. Asked how President Trump is taking it, Agrawal said he is clearly hurting and is on the defensive. he tried to tell voters to vote as if he was the candidate, now he is “trying to distance himself saying he was not on the ballot” While ahead of the election. All of that weakens Trump much more than Congress possibly could,” he said.
