Senegal PM labels Trump ‘agent of global destabilisation’
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko labeled President Donald Trump an 'agent of global destabilisation'.
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko accused Donald Trump of being an "agent of global destabilisation." Sonko stated that President Trump has plunged the world into "chaos." This marks a significant diplomatic rebuke from a prominent African leader towards the current United States President. The comments could strain relations between Senegal and the Trump administration.
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