PH Pres. Bongbong Marcos Looks Forward To Work with Donald Trump
BONGBONG MARCOS – The Philippine President congratulated presumptive United States President Donald Trump in his looming 2024 U.S. Elections victory.
United States Vice Pres. Kamala Harris who carried the banner of the Democrats in the 2024 Presidential Elections has reportedly called to the Republican’s Donald Trump to concede in the race. They had a tight match but most of the swing states sided with the former U.S. President.
Trump was the 45th president of the United States. Harris called on Trump to concede after Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennyslvania which are among the swing states in the 2024 Elections had massive votes for the former U.S. President.
Wisconsin completed the 270 electoral votes that Donald Trump needed to clinch to the presidency. The counting of votes is ongoing but Harris conceding in the race has secured the win for Trump. As of this writing, he has secured 295 electoral votes while the U.S. Vice President got 226 electoral votes.
Several national leaders have already called Donald Trump to extend their congratulations. Among them are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Philippine Pres. Bongbong Marcos also extended his congratulatory message for presumptive U.S. Pres. Donald Trump. He is set to become the 47th president of the United States.
In a statement, Marcos Jr. congratulated both Trump and the Americans for the successful election that “showed the world the strength of American values” and his victory. He expressed his eagerness to work with Trump on several issues that will bring “mutual benefits” to the Philippines and the United States.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also expressed his hope that the “unshakeable alliance” will be a “force for good”. He stressed that both countries shares the ideals of democracy and freedom. According to the Philippine President, he has personally met Trump as a young man and he is confident of his “robust leadership”.
Here’s the statement of Marcos Jr. as posted:
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s girlfriend, actress Bianca Manalo, is one of the Pinoy celebrities who congratulated Trump in his win in the U.S. election.