In an interview with Hour HHussein Kalout, former Secretary of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic, stated that Donald Trump demonstrated that he had no limits by publishing a racist video related to the Obama family on a social network. According to Kalout, the act reflects a deliberate willingness to tear apart the American social fabric in all its dimensions.
“I think Donald Trump has no limits and is willing to tear apart the American social fabric in all its dimensions,” declared Kalout. The expert highlighted the seriousness of what happened, mentioning that “you can never post something of this nature against an authority, against anyone” and highlighted that it was even more serious because it was a former head of state of the United States, a country with a “very complex and very traumatic history with the slavery issue”.
Social tension strategy
According to Kalout, the attack was not accidental, but part of a calculated strategy. “Donald Trump did this on purpose. He knows what he is doing. This is part of a strategy to strain the social fabric,” he explained. The former secretary noted that removing the content without apologizing is “literally issuing a receipt to check how the bases move.”
The expert warned that the racial issue is “highly explosive” in the United States and that Trump is aware of this. “We don’t joke about this topic in the United States. This topic is highly explosive in the United States. He knows this very well. This was authorized by him,” he stated.
Objective of declaring a state of insurrection
Kalout presented a sobering analysis of the possible intentions behind Trump’s actions. “In my assessment, the objective is, he wants to lead the country to a fragmentation that leads to an insurrection, to the State of insurrection, for him to decree, for him to use the presidential powers of a decree called an insurrection decree”, he explained.
According to the expert, with this decree, Trump would have “full control over the State, supraconstitutional prerogatives”, which could be used to “try to avoid a defeat in the mid-term elections”. Kalout compared this strategy to what Trump allegedly tried to do in Minneapolis during the racial protests, but failed.
Impact on elections and foreign policy
The former secretary also commented on how Trump’s actions reflect concern about his popularity and the chances of Republicans losing control of the National Congress in November. “If he loses the chamber, that’s a fact of reality in today’s data, if he loses the Senate, the game is over,” said Kalout.
He explained that a Republican defeat in Congress would significantly limit Trump’s power, not only domestically but also in his country. “He will lose the ability to implement a foreign policy based not only on unilateralism, but based on predatory hegemonism,” concluded Kalout, adding that Trump’s foreign policy has been oriented to benefit himself, the Trump family and his circle of business friends, not the American nation.
