PRESIDENT TRUMP: County leader Martin Tett: 'I have no idea how his term will play out'

Following the historic and arguably shocking US presidential victory of businessman Donald Trump last night, we asked key players in the local political scene what they think...
Bucks County Council leader Martin Tett has revealed plans for a single unitary authority in the countyBucks County Council leader Martin Tett has revealed plans for a single unitary authority in the county
Bucks County Council leader Martin Tett has revealed plans for a single unitary authority in the county

Conservative council leader Martin Tett, council said: “Wow, well that a morning. I woke up at six o’clock this morning and put the TV on. I thought – am I awake or am I still dreaming? It’s really happened. I have no idea how his term will play out in terms of international relations. Having followed his campaign, he’s promised everything to everybody. It’s difficult to see how it will all play out.

“He now wields immense power over the senate and the supreme court. You can throw him out in five years but the judges will be there for years and years, and this is monumental in the way that law develops in the USA.”

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“We all look to the US for leadership but it’s very difficult to work out his plans. He’s very anti-intervention, he’s saying they shouldn’t be the world’s policeman anymore but if Putin rolls into Ukraine, what would he put his foot down?”