Joe Biden's withdrawal from the White House race, and his endorsement for his current deputy, Kamala Harris, also dominates the Italian political debate. "Biden's withdrawal seemed to me to be in the air for a few days already, and the fact that we had another Covid attack probably sped up the process," stressed Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on the sidelines of the European Council, “We have worked well with the Biden administration and now we respect all the choices that the Americans will make, confirming the fact that transatlantic relations for us represent a foreign policy priority and whoever will be the President of the United States will be our interlocutor”. Words in line with those uttered yesterday by Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, attesting Forza Italia and Fratelli d'Italia to a position of neutrality. Not quite the same for the Lega party, openly siding with Donald Trump: "Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you who you are," leader Matteo Salvini wrote on social media, posting a photo of Harris with the son of tycoon Soros. In the center-left, on the other hand, gratitude for Biden's choice prevails, but also the conviction that now the game for the White House is reopened: "With his choice Biden has shown a great sense of responsibility towards his country and his party, we will support the Democrats with conviction in the challenge against Trump," so in a note PD Secretary Elly Schlein.
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