International Reaction to Trump's Victory

By Rob Schmitz,

John Ruwitch, Charles Maynes, Christine Arrasmith

Published November 7, 2024 at 9:05 AM EST

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during an election night watch party on Wednesday.

Germany, China and Russia react to Donald Trump's re-election to the U.S. presidency with cautious words of welcome— and sometimes, silence. NPR's International Correspondents Rob Schmitz, John Ruwitch and Charles Maynes report.

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Rob Schmitz

Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future. From his base in the heart of Europe, Schmitz has covered Germany's levelheaded management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic.

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