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‘Trumpism’ is weakened, but don’t believe Biden is a dove
While Trump’s defeat is welcome news, there’s no sign the US will move to a less belligerent foreign policy, writes CHRIS NINEHAM
Joe Biden (left) is likely to adopt a different approach from Donald Trump (right) but he will still be looking to increase US influence around the globe

IT IS a relief to millions of people in the US and around the world that Donald Trump lost the election. 

It scotches the idea of an irreversible slide to the right in US politics. 

It is a big boost to be able to wave goodbye to the most impulsive and reckless president in memory, a man who appeared to revel in dangerous brinkmanship. That he is stacking the Pentagon with extreme Republican loyalists even after his election defeat is a reminder of how dangerous Trump always was on the world stage.  

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