Fiona Hill: Trump comeback would lead to 鈥榟ollowing out of the US federal government鈥�
Fmr White House advisor: 鈥楿S leadership鈥� will be 鈥榚roded鈥� under second Trump presidency
Fiona Hill, a former national security adviser to three US presidents, has told the 麻豆约拍 that if Donald Trump wins the White House again, there would be 鈥榓 hollowing out of the US federal government鈥�. 鈥業t will become actually quite a weak state,鈥� she warned.
In an interview with HARDtalk, Dr Hill said there would be 鈥榓 kind of a soft secession or an unravelling of the United States,鈥� and that allies would find 鈥榠t much more difficult to deal with.鈥�
Donald Trump is seeking to win back the US presidency next year after he was defeated in the 2020 election by Joe Biden. He has frequently accused US institutions and the people who work in them 鈥� what he calls 鈥榯he deep state鈥� 鈥� of undermining his first presidency. Trump has vowed to pass reforms that would make it easier for the president鈥檚 office to fire employees of the federal government.
Dr Hill is an expert on Russia who worked as adviser to the White House, including as a senior director at the US National Security Council under President Trump. In November 2019, she gave evidence at the first impeachment hearing into the Trump administration鈥檚 conduct towards to Russia and Ukraine.
Reflecting on the global multilateral system, Fiona Hill said, 鈥楿nited States leadership will also be very much eroded鈥� during a Trump second term. 鈥楾rump will withhold any kind of US assistance and will not want to be footing the bill for Nato and European security. And will not want to be giving countries any undue benefit in the trade space. So absolutely, take that seriously,鈥� she said.
