A routine political summit has become "a moment of trepidation and peril" as world leaders cast their gaze on the U.S. and a former president they are terrified might reclaim the White House, according to a new political analysis.
The Washington Post's foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius wrote Thursday about an upcoming NATO summit where he says President Joe Biden will carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. "A Donald Trump victory, many Europeans fear, could separate the United States from its European allies," writes Ignatius. "What NATO touts as the world’s most successful military alliance would be adrift in stormy seas.
" Anxieties have only mounted after Biden's poor debate performance raised concerns about his ability to defeat Trump, a convicted felon, in November. One official told the Post columnist, “The summit has gone from an orchestrated spectacle to one of the most anxious gatherings in modern times." ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans subpoena ex-Capitol Police intel head for Jan.
6 inquiry Ignatius points to conflict in Ukraine and mounting hostilities between the U.S. and Russia as a key point of concern.
"It’s a fact that Russia and the United States have been moving up the escalatory ladder in Ukraine in recent months," he writes. "Biden crossed two previous 'red lines' when he approved shipment of ATACMS long-range missiles this spring and then authorized the use of such U.S.
weapons inside Russian territory ." Another concern is ".
