According to Mens, it will be difficult years for Biden now that the House of Representatives has passed into Republican hands. “One of the things Republicans will do is attack Hunter Biden. According to them he has done unacceptable things, money has been accepted from countries like China and Ukraine. It’s going to be a tough two years, but it’s also okay with Biden that he has to compromise, the voters in the middle don’t care.”
America first
According to Mens, Joe Biden, like Trump, is a “first American politician.” ‘You see it extensively in American politics, America first. Biden is facing China a little harder, you see it also towards Europe, you will see it more even in NATO. Of course we have a conflict in Ukraine, but the longer it lasts, the more criticism comes from the Americans. Let the Europeans do more.’
Tax declaration
Former President Donald Trump’s much-discussed tax returns come out today. It will probably turn out that he tried to write off huge losses in order to pay as little income tax as possible. Mens doesn’t expect shocking news: “Above all a lot more details.” Mens thinks Trump is trying to create “one more shield” around him by kicking off his presidential campaign early.
With this he could send a signal that he is not only a former president, but possibly the next president as well. It is therefore politically delicate to deal with such a person.
January 6th
Human doesn’t think Trump has anything to fear from the House of Representatives report, at least not in the short term. “The report that the House has prepared is simply a political report. But they are not in charge, they can only give advice, now this is the responsibility of the Minister of Justice”. And he won’t even ask for a trial, now that Trump is running for election, the minister basically works for Trump’s opponent.
To remove any appearance of bias, the minister has appointed an independent prosecutor who will issue an opinion during 2023. And if he says Trump should be prosecuted, he probably will. “I expect the chances are high.”