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Donald Trump has taken up his campaign to deny the results of the US presidential elections globally, telling world leaders at the G20 summit that he hopes to “work with you again for a long time.”
The meeting of leaders of the major world economies is being held online this year, due to the pandemic, but it could have been an occasion for Trump to say goodbye to his peers and commit to US support for the battle against Covid-19.
Instead, he said he was looking forward to a “tremendous decade.” “It has been a great honor working with you, and I look forward to working with you again for a long time,” he said, according to the audio of his comments obtained by the Observer.
He then bragged about the US economy and military, repeating the false claims that the US government’s Operation Warp Speed was behind the two successful coronavirus vaccines.
It was in stark contrast to comments from other leaders, who focused on fighting Covid-19, a source said. His was the anomalous speech, the only one on domestic matters. Everyone else spoke about global life and death issues. “
Most national leaders in their comments on the pandemic cited the World Health Organization and ACT Accelerator, whose goal is to accelerate treatment and vaccines for Covid-19 and ensure equitable global distribution, a source said.
Some also reflected on how countries had not helped each other when they should have during times of pandemic crisis.
Trump, who removed the United States from the WHO, did not name either organization. He also said the United States would ensure that “domestic needs are met” before working to get vaccines to the rest of the world.
No speaker made direct reference to the outcome of the US presidential election. Joe Biden received at least 6 million more votes than Trump and won the electoral college by 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232.
Trump has refused to admit defeat, instead making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in an attempt to overturn the result so he can remain in office – a seizure of power unprecedented in modern American history.
The G20 summit is being hosted by Saudi Arabia, which hoped to use it to show changes in the kingdom and rehabilitate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s image after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi attack squad.
However, the summit has been forced online by the pandemic and overshadowed by lingering concerns about the host country’s human rights record, including the fate of jailed activists.
