Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on X: I’ve known President Donald Trump to be a man of honour. As President, he always put America first, he commanded respect around the world and used this respect to build peace. Let the people make their verdict this November! Keep on fighting, Mr. President!
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"This verdict is a disgrace. Trump will now win big," Honorary President of the Reform UK Party Nigel Farage wrote on X. He later stated on GB News Friday, "Of course I'm going to stand up and defend Donald Trump. The world will be a much safer place with him in the White House."
"Solidarity and full support for [Donald Trump], victim of judicial harassment and a process of political nature," Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, wrote on X. "In Italy, we are sadly familiar with the weaponization of the justice system by the left, given that for years attempts have been made to eliminate political opponents through legal means. I hope Trump wins; it would be a guarantee of greater balance and hope for world peace."
Other world leaders spoke to reporters and the press about their thoughts on the conviction.
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer stated, according to Reuters: "First and foremost, we respect the court's decision in relation to the decision in the Trump case. There's sentencing still to go and possible appeal, but we respect the court process...We have a special relationship with the US that transcends whoever the president is, but it is an unprecedented situation, no doubt about that." "If we speak about Trump, the fact that there is simply the elimination, in effect, of political rivals by all possible means, legal and illegal, is obvious", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a news briefing.
"We would like to refrain from commenting on matters relating to judicial procedures in other countries," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yorhimasa Hayashi told reporters. "The Japanese government is not in a position to make comments with presumption about the impact on the (US) presidential election ... In any event, we are closely monitoring related developments and will continue to gather information."
Britain’s Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told Sky News that "there is a long-held convention that we don't interfere in elections overseas, so I really can't comment on that particular question, in the same way we wouldn't expect American politicians to start throwing comments in about our general election."
"They are clearly dramatic, very dramatic turn of events, and let's wait to see what happens, but ultimately the choice will be for the American people ... in November," he said.
