Jordan ‘the least worried’ about Trump winning the White House

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Jordan ‘the least worried’ about Trump winning the White House

As political analysts and average people expect no negative changes in Jordan-US ties after Donald Trump won presidential election on Wednesday, some economists voiced concerns over expected drop in American aid to Jordan.

Yet, they all agreed that the election’s result came as a surprise.

Political commentators said that although Trump is expected to focus on internal US affairs, Washington's foreign policy in the Middle East might shift towards pushing for a political solution in Syria in particular. However, the Palestinian issue will not be among the new administration's top priorities.

They stressed that US ties with Jordan are solid and built on strategic interests that do not change with the change of presidents in the White House.

Oraib Rantawi, head of Al Quds Centre for Political Studies, said Jordan is one of the “very few” countries that are not worried about who the US president is, as the Kingdom has maintained "a very stable and wise relationship" with the US administration regardless of who has been in the Oval Office

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