Trump’s position in the debate was more presidential — Hayk Ter-Nersisyan 

 
In the September debate between Harris and Trump, Trump’s position was more presidential, political scientist Hayk Ter-Nersisyan told Alpha News.

“The candidates did even better than expected. For example, there were a lot of fears about Trump because of his personality, because he is more aggressive, and his defense is an attack. This is Trump’s style. Since Harris was in front of him, not Biden, Trump never interrupted her; on the contrary, Harris interrupted him twice. It was evident that the work was done with Trump. He was told to be patient, answer only when he was asked a question. Trump’s attitude was more presidential,” the political scientist said.

He explained that Donald Trump has two characters: the candidate and the president.

“Trump has two characters: the candidate and the president. During the debate, he was in the role of the president. Obama is a very good speaker. I will not say that Harris managed to completely imitate Obama, but it was felt that work was done in this direction,” he stressed.

According to the political scientist, it does not matter who won the debate, what matters is what kind of foreign policy they will pursue after becoming president.

“The great powers use a slightly different philosophy, although the slogans on television are different. From an American point of view, if you can wear down an opponent with someone else’s hands, even if the end result is not what you wanted, wear them down anyway. It’s a little inhumane, cold-blooded. Since Russia decided to resolve the Ukrainian issue by force, this gave the United States and China a great opportunity to take advantage of this situation. In no country do they sit and say, ‘oh, so many people died’,” Hayk Ter-Nersisyan said.

The political scientist listed possible options for Harris’s and Trump’s actions if they become president.

“If Kamala Harris is elected president, probably the philosophy of foreign policy will be based on collective security, that is, in the context of Western, democratic states.

If Donald Trump becomes president, he will probably put pressure on a specific country if there are problems with it.

Some expect that if Trump becomes president, the war in Ukraine will end quickly, I doubt it will happen. If he is elected, there will be many direct negotiations with Russia, China, and Iran. Probably, Trump will have a very aggressive approach towards China and Iran. There will be a problem here: what position will Russia have? Will it pursue the policy it has been following for so many years, or will it try to get out of that context a little?” Hayk Ter-Nersisyan concluded.