Analyst on Armenian Americans’ pick for US President and changes in case of Trump’s reelection

During a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, international relations analyst Suren Sargsyan said the reelection of US President Donald Trump won’t lead to changes in the Armenian agenda.

According to him, the major factors of the US government’s pro-Armenian policy must be the Armenian American community and Yerevan’s efforts in the foreign policy sector, and Armenia can’t rely on coincidence when it comes to such issues.

“As far as Armenian voters are concerned, some support Trump, others support Biden (candidate of the Democratic Party-ed.). However, there is a peculiarity (the Armenian community is based in California, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, and the Democratic Party is stronger in these States). In this regard, the incumbent US President doesn’t really need the Armenians’ votes,” the political scientist stated and recalled that Trump is the only US President who hasn’t promised the Armenians anything during his election campaign, neither in the past nor now.

“Simultaneously, it was during his presidency that the US Congress passed the Armenian Genocide Resolutions. As far as the Senate’s veto is concerned, this is due to the Turkish President’s visit to Washington DC and the aspiration to avoid tension or scandal during the visit,” Sargsyan concluded.