


"This verdict is a disgrace. Trump will now win big," Honorary President of the Reform UK Party Nigel Farage wrote on X. He later stated on GB News Friday, "Of course I'm going to stand up and defend Donald Trump. The world will be a much safer place with him in the White House."
"Solidarity and full support for [Donald Trump], victim of judicial harassment and a process of political nature," Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, wrote on X. "In Italy, we are sadly familiar with the weaponization of the justice system by the left, given that for years attempts have been made to eliminate political opponents through legal means. I hope Trump wins; it would be a guarantee of greater balance and hope for world peace."
"We would like to refrain from commenting on matters relating to judicial procedures in other countries," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yorhimasa Hayashi told reporters. "The Japanese government is not in a position to make comments with presumption about the impact on the (US) presidential election ... In any event, we are closely monitoring related developments and will continue to gather information."
Britain’s Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told Sky News that "there is a long-held convention that we don't interfere in elections overseas, so I really can't comment on that particular question, in the same way we wouldn't expect American politicians to start throwing comments in about our general election."
"They are clearly dramatic, very dramatic turn of events, and let's wait to see what happens, but ultimately the choice will be for the American people ... in November," he said.