The congressman with U.S. citizenship has already voted ‘major affirmation for Donald looms’ “With much superstition, we feel quite calm about the outcome of this election. We expect a fairly important victory of Trump as well.” Andrea Di Giuseppe, a businessman and Fratelli d’Italia congressman elected in the North and Central America constituency, has few doubts: barring any surprises, Donald Trump, Republican candidate as well as former U.S. president, will be the next occupant of the White House, according to the Fdi congressman. “No one has a crystal ball,” Di Giuseppe tells Adnkronos, “but I can say that I have followed this election campaign quite closely. I’ve already done quite a few presidential ones, the first being the 2000 one won by George W. Bush….” The Fdi member of parliament with a U.S. passport, who is very close to Trump and the Republican world in the stars and stripes, does not believe in a head-to-head between Trump and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris: “Contrary to what I hear in Italy, where sometimes I think I am in another world, I say that a good victory for Donald is on the horizon. In fact,” Di Giuseppe is unbalanced, “I think there will be surprises in terms of vote growth even in California and New York, which are historically Democratic strongholds. The key states, decisive in awarding victory, are “the usual ones,” namely “Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina. “I expect Trump to win at least 350 to 370 delegates,” he adds. For Di Giuseppe, the parade of stars in support of Kamala Harris, from Jennifer Lopez to Taylor Swift, “should not be surprising”: “It has always been so, the billionaires of the Hollywood fairy world have always sided with the Democratic establishment….” And who is the Italian government with? “A distinction must be made. Our government,” notes the Fdi deputy, “includes members, including our premier, who have a good relationship with the Biden administration. Meloni’s credibility is at an all-time high. It is a fact that she maintains good relations with all U.S. administrations. Another aspect, however, is that Fratelli d’Italia is part of the Ecr group, the European Conservatives, who have a natural affinity with the U.S. Republican Party. That seems very clear to me.” “I, as an American citizen and a member of the Republican Party of Florida for many years, have always supported the Republican Party and, in particular, Trump. Even in the primaries,” continued Di Giuseppe, who already cast his vote in support of Trump by mail a month ago. “Having lived through four presidencies and having already seen Trump as president, I know that he has been the president who has had the greatest impact on the American middle class and is the only president in modern history who has never engaged in wars. As a businessman, I’m interested in international stability.” (Ant/Adnkronos)
