Trumpeting Mr Trump
“We’re hoping for a win. It’ll come down to a few swing states,” said Edward Karr, one of the few people to openly wear a Trump badge and red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap at the Geneva US election party.
“Donald Trump is the nominee of the party and whether you like him or hate him, agree with him or disagree with him, you have to respect him as the nominee,” said Karr, who is founder of RAMPartners, an investment management and banking firm based in Geneva.
“The best candidate is Donald Trump. He has been divisive but he is the nominee of the party. He would be a better course for the future than Clinton who is a real established Washington insider.”
If Trump is elected and he has support from both chambers and a unified party maybe he can push through much of the change he has talked about, said Karr.
One issue the Republican hopes Trump will follow through on is an overhaul of the tax system, which affects many Americans overseas as the US is one of the very few countries that taxes people based on citizenship rather than residency.
“I’ve seen a lot of Americans here in Geneva give up their nationality for financial or taxation reasons. It’s sad. All of us overseas regardless of political party would like to see some changes there,” he said.
“But otherwise I don’t see too many changes for US expats under a Trump presidency.”
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