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tory in the 2020 presidential elections,
Trump sought the help of the Ukraine
president, Volodymyr Zelkensky, for
ordering probes against Biden and also
ordering enquiry into the alleged role of
Ukraine in the 2016 US presidential poll.
It took almost three months for the
Congress to complete the preliminary
investigations on the basis of a whistle-
blower’s complaint about the Trump’s
plan to use a foreign power to win the
election. Three high power Congression-
al committees, Intelligence, Oversight
and Foreign Affairs were engaged and
the text of the report was voted in the
Intelligence Committee on December • Healthy run Joe Biden deemed
three this year, which approved it by 13-9 healthy to run for president
votes. Next day, the Judiciary Commit-
tee started hearing on the report, which

Among Republican claimed that it would be unnecessary to follower of the Sanatan Dharma (Hindu-
add to the costs, when the overwhelming
ism), for the high office. She was sworn
nominees, William majority within the party is for Trump. in by taking oath with a copy of Bhagwad
Among Republican nominees, Wil-
Floyd Weld, a respected liam Floyd Weld, a respected public fig- Gita as a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Hawai in 2012. She had
public figure and ure and former governor of Massachu- won the election with a big margin. The
former governor of setts, may become a rival to Trump for ceremonial swearing-in conducted by
Speaker of the House John Boehner. The
the candidacy. However his bitter obser-
Massachusetts, may vation about the Republican Party’s state initial response from the Indian commu-
become a rival to Trump units rallying around Trump without nity is quite encouraging, but the com-
munity appears to be just awaiting the
conducting the elections within the party
for the candidacy in the ranks is quite bitter. He says, “Apparently, political trend before formally announc-
Trump’s romance with Putin extends to
ing their support to a nominee.
forthcoming elections emulating the Russian approach to polls.” Those, who have withdrawn are Bill
de Blasio, the mayor of New York City,
also approved by 23-17, thus paving the Democrat Joe Biden Steve Bullock, governor of Montana,
way for the Impeachment of President It was quite natural for Trump and his Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator from New
Trump. During all these inquiry process, supporters to implicate the former US York, Mike Gravel, a former Senator from
Trump asked his officials to ignore the vice-president, Joe Biden , in the Ukraine Alaska, Kamala Harris, Senator from Cal-
subpoenas of the Congress. controversy. However, it is for Trump to ifornia, John Hickenlooper, a former gov-
explain his “dirty tricks”. Instead of in- ernor of Colorado, Jay Inslee, the gover-
Impact dulging in a conspiracy, Trump could nor of Washington, Wayne Messam, the
With the elections only 10 months away, have defeated him the election, because mayor of Miramar, Florida, Seth Moulton,
the Republican Party, has an option not there are many aspirations within the a U.S. representative from Massachu-
to field Donald Trump again in the 2020 party for the coveted post. Even a large setts, Richard Ojeda, a state senator from
polls, which is unlikely. The Georgian of them opted out, but many are still West Virginia, Beto O'Rourke, a former
unit has decided unanimously to support seeking nomination from the party. member of the House of Representative
Trump, though his arch rival Joe Walsh Apart from Biden they include Michael from Texas, Joe Sestak, a former member
in a bitter criticism described Trump as Bennet, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Book- of the House of Representative from
a criminal who only believes in his own er, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, John Pennsylvania, Eric Swalwell, a former
selfish motives. Roque De La Fuente, a Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, member of the House of Representa-
businessman, is against Trump for his Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Stey- tive from California. However, in spite of
policy regarding immigrants. The other er, Elizabeth Warren, Marianne William- these withdrawals, party has still more
states, Minnesota, Kansas, Alaska, South son and Andrew Yang. than a dozen aspirants.
Carolina, Arizona and Nevada too, have Indians may be interested in the
decided to support Trump. They even nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a staunch LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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