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MANILA, Philippines – The defeat of incumbent United States President Donald Trump in the recently concluded elections has many lessons in store for Filipinos, Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman said Sunday.
Lagman believes that a president who misled the people cannot hope to win – or his endorsed candidate – to be victorious in the next election.
Trump’s opponent, Joe Biden, was said to be the president-elect, according to various media outlets in the US that have been monitoring the election. The incumbent, on the other hand, believes that Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner of the election.
“There are universal truths that we can learn from the decisive defeat of President Donald Trump: the electorate cannot be fooled twice by a president-elect who has acted erratically and irresponsibly. He or his agent will be rejected in the elections immediately after, “Lagman said in a statement.
“Unfulfilled promises of reforms take their toll on election day,” he added.
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Lagman added that a presidency that is full of lies and false propaganda will always be unmasked, while noting that failing to address various issues like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have a major impact on any campaign.
Trump has been accused of mismanaging the country’s affairs amid the health crisis, resulting in the United States having the highest percentage of COVID-19 cases globally. Of the 49.10 million coronavirus infections and 1,239 million registered victims worldwide, the US accounts for 9,504 million cases and 233,292 deaths.
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“Lies and false propaganda cannot be embellished without unmasking. Policy change has its limits and cannot prevail for long, ”Lagman said.
“Not successfully facing the COVID-19 pandemic is a political trap,” he added.
Several world leaders, including President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo, have already sent their congratulatory messages to Biden, although Trump is adamant that there was electoral fraud and that he will take legal action.
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As the Philippines watched the US elections close, observers and people on social media turned their attention to the country’s presidential elections in 2022.
Critics of the administration have looked to the outcome of the US elections as a sign of hope that the candidate to be supported by Duterte could be defeated despite his popularity.
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