Former US ambassador Charles Ray says Mugabe will be disappointed if he expects Trump to lift sanctions

Charles Ray who was the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2012 said that United States president Donald Trump and Robert Mugabe would never get along due to their huge egos. Ray added that the two presidents were very likely to quarrel if they meet due to Trump’s brash nature and Mugabe’s perceived thin skin.

Speaking to New Zimbabwe, Ray said:

Given the size of their respective egos, I can’t see Trump and Mugabe getting along for longer than three minutes.

As to what they would clash about, just about anything. Trump has a tendency to say things in a provocative way, and as you know, Mugabe reacts badly when he thinks he might have been insulted.

Ray also said Mugabe is likely to be disappointed if he expects Trump to lift the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Barack Obama renewed the sanctions on Zimbabwe just before he left office. Ray said that Trump was probably going to keep the sanctions in place because he did not know or care about Zimbabwe.  On the issue of sanctions, Ray said:

I don’t think Trump knows or cares enough to take that issue on

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