Trump Despises Europe. We Can’t Ignore That Anymore - The US wants to help Europe save its identity.
The European Union’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell describes the NSS document as “a declaration of political war.” He calls on European leaders to stop pretending Trump is not our foe, “hiding behind a fateful and complacent silence.”
The President hates the EU, which he characterizes as a “racket” to “screw” America. He’s openly committed to the bloc’s weakening, if not outright destruction.
The EU’s recent imposition of a $140 million fine on Elon Musk’s X for alleged violations of social-media regulations was described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments.”
Trump’s people despise liberal Europeans, who’ve dominated the continent’s politics since 1945. They resent their cultural condescension, which is real enough. Most senior European political and diplomatic figures privately view America’s current leaders as ignorant brutes.
The MAGA men, in their turn, are disgusted by the continent’s supine response to migration. Trump’s cohort is ever more explicit in asserting white supremacy, and its belief that France, Germany, Britain and others are betraying their cultural and ethnic heritage, allowing “civilizational erasure.”
Some Europeans still cling to the hope that if the continent can somehow muddle through to 2028, the Trump nightmare will end.
This seems delusional. Even if his successor offers former allies more courtesy and less ignorance, more temperate language and less shameless bullying, America’s direction of travel will likely persist.
Max Hastings Bloomberg December 10, 2025
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