Election, trade and AI chaos

Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Everything appeared chaotic in the US over the last week – from elections to trade policy and AI – according to the Swiss media. The US mid-term elections in November could shift the balance of power in both the House of Representatives and the Senate away from President Donald Trump. The Swiss media does not believe he means to play fair. In an address to the nation on July 17, Trump spoke of Chinese interference in the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden. He also mentioned that voting machines are highly vulnerable to foreign interference and voter fraud. What does this all mean? Given that the Democrats look set to win back seats in three months’ time, Swiss public broadcaster SRF suspects that Trump could be preparing the nation for another bout of election chaos. “Even ...