“I pray the president-elect will abandon Project 2025. I think it will be an economic disaster for us and the region,” Mr. Biden said at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC (USA) on November 10, AFP news agency. reported.
Project 2025 is a far-right program to reform the US government drafted by officials who worked during Mr. Trump’s first term. During the election period, Democrats often criticized Mr. Trump regarding this project, which he denied.
US President Joe Biden spoke at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC on December 10
Mr. Biden also emphasized that American consumers may have to pay more in the near future when Mr. Trump announced the imposition of tariffs on major trading partners such as Canada, Mexico and China. “I think this approach is a serious mistake,” the president said.
Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, speaking at another event gathering many business executives, warned that Mr. Trump’s intention to impose taxes could derail progress in controlling inflation and would cause negative consequences on growth.
Also at the event on the evening of December 10, Mr. Biden said that he left President-elect Trump “the strongest economy in modern history.” The White House boss mentioned economic and social achievements during his four-year term, including economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. He ended his speech with a call to build America’s leadership capacity in a changing world. “If we don’t lead the world, which country will?” he said.
Mr. Trump did not immediately respond to President Biden’s speech. On December 10, the president-elect made a series of posts on the social network Truth Social, outlining the names he nominated for positions in the upcoming government. Specifically, Mr. Trump nominated Mr. Andrew Ferguson to be chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Congressman Dan Bishop as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget; Mr. Mark Meador as FTC commissioner. Mr. Trump also nominated Mr. Tom Barrack to be the US ambassador to Türkiye and Ms. Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the US ambassador to Greece.
