‘I don’t really see Donald Trump as a role model of mine’- VI Premier
VI’s concern
“Our concern here in the Virgin Islands is that the United States has a strong economy; Of course, they will have lots of internal matters...but it’s important for the world that the United States continues to have a strong economy," Dr Wheatley stated at a press conference today, January 23, 2025, when asked about Mr Trump returning as US President.
Dr Wheatley also pointed out that the VI is dependent on tourists from the US, which is another reason he would like to see the US economy do well.
With this in mind, Premier Wheatley used the occasion to reference past economic struggles in the US, particularly high inflation and expressed hope that Trump’s administration would address these issues effectively. “We know that in the past, of course, they’ve had high inflation; Of course, we would be hopeful that a new president would be able to come up with measures and means to be able to deal with inflation."
A key area of concern disclosed by Premier Wheatley; however, was the potential impact of US fiscal policies on global financial regulations, particularly the Global Minimum Tax, which Dr Wheatley said the Virgin Islands is paying keen attention to.
Trump not a role model of Premier
Asked if his government sees anything from the Trump administration that it may want to pattern, Dr Wheatley said: "I don’t really see Donald Trump as a role model of mine. But, of course, we want the Virgin Islands to be as successful as possible."
He did acknowledge Trump’s willingness to implement changes, which could lead to significant shifts in US policies.
Dr Wheatley opined that the next four years in the US would be “interesting”. “I’ll say strap your seatbelts in because it seems as though Donald Trump is not afraid to make change from the last administration."
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32 Responses to “‘I don’t really see Donald Trump as a role model of mine’- VI Premier”
Plus, Trump looks out for his people.
Let and trying to get close to this man , England ,China , Russia , FB , Amazon and the rest of them knows what is at stake. Seems like you don’t follow the times or you just blind.
TOO MANY COWARDS WANT TO KISS UP TO TRUMP
THERE WILL BE ZERO BENEFIT DOING THAT FOR THE BVI
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