Donald Trump, France and Germany
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The mayor of London has said Donald Trump is “obsessed” with him after the US president went on yet another rant at his expense.
The era of America’s “security guarantee” for Europe is over, a German lawmaker and former military officer said.
Relations between the U.S. and Europe hit a low point as President Donald Trump’s security strategy slams Europe but largely ignores threats from Russia and China.
President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people in an interview with POLITICO, belittling the traditional U.S. allies for failing to control migration and end the Russia-Ukraine war, and signaling that he would endorse European political candidates aligned with his own vision for the continent.
The American national security strategy echoes the language of far-right parties. But hardliners across the Atlantic seem unimpressed.
POLITICO names Donald Trump the most powerful person in Europe, with top leaders like Frederiksen, Merz, Le Pen, Putin and others shaping the continent’s future.
President Donald Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine,