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Applebaum’s stance on Trump has also been raised by Polish media, with interviewers querying whether it undermines Sikorski’s presidential bid.
“My wife is an outstanding historian and publicist. Also in the American context. By the way, in the past she also voted for Republicans,” Sikorski fired back in an interview on state TV.
In response to a question from POLITICO, Applebaum said: “The era when wives were treated as extensions of their husbands is over. I have no role in this campaign or my husband’s job. Given that [Vice President-elect] JD Vance has described Donald Trump as ‘Hitler,’ I am surprised that a serious publication would devote time to such a cynical, contrived narrative.”
Although Trump has in the past expressed affection for Poland, and had close ties with the PiS government that ruled the country during his first term as president, it’s unlikely that the country will be a foreign policy priority compared with China and trade tariffs. Additionally, as Applebaum pointed out, many people have said negative things about Trump, which hasn’t harmed their ability to do business with him.
For PiS, however, Applebaum is simply a means to attack Sikorski, who is the more conservative of the two primary candidates.
Sikorski’s rival is liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who narrowly lost the 2020 presidential election to incumbent PiS-allied Andrzej Duda.
