Garčević Interviewed on Trump’s Current Electoral Strategy
In an interview with Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, discussed former President Donald Trump and the impact of his criminal arraignment on his campaign strategy for the 2024 presidential election.
Garčević rationalized President Trump’s behavior in the context of the former president’s favorite maxim – all press is good press – in highlighting how he is attempting to take advantage of his difficult position to homogenize his voters, reinforce the support within the Republican establishment and reduce room for maneuver of his opponents in the party, particularly Governor Ron DeSantis. Seeking to destroy trust in institutions, challenging the outcome of the presidential elections in 2020, and claiming he is a victim of political persecution, he argued that President Trump wants to position himself as the only candidate who can ‘repair the damage’, and the current polls confirm it.
Garčević concluded that while many Democrats would rather face Trump as the GOP presidential nominee, it may be a risky game that could bring him back to the White House.
Watch the full interview here.
Ambassador Vesko Garčević dealt with issues pertinent to European security and NATO for almost 14 years during his diplomatic career. In 2004, he was posted in Vienna to serve as Ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He was Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO from 2010 until 2014 and served as Montenegro’s National Coordinator for NATO from 2015 until he joined the faculty at the Pardee School. Learn more about Ambassador Garčević on his faculty profile.