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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them - The New York Times
Trump’s view of European allies raises alarm
In a cabinet meeting this week, President Trump
spoke starkly about the E.U. The bloc, he said, “was formed in order to screw the U.S.” Then he said he was preparing to hit Europe with 25 percent tariffs.
Trump and his loyalists increasingly appear to consider America’s traditional allies in Europe as adversaries not just on trade, but on nearly everything, European officials and analysts say.
But it is unclear where that falls on a spectrum from indifference to open hostility, especially as Trump moves to align himself away from NATO and toward Russia. U.S. and Russian officials will meet to discuss
restoring embassy staff in each other’s countries, Russia’s foreign minister said.
European leaders are scrambling to assess and mitigate the damage. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain
hopes to persuade Trump not to abandon Ukraine when they meet at the White House today. But President Emmanuel Macron of France made little traction on his own trip, and Friedrich Merz, likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, has expressed strong doubts about the trans-Atlantic relationship.
Quotable: “There is no question the intention is there to destroy Europe, starting with Ukraine,” said Nathalie Tocci, director of Italy’s Institute of International Affairs, said of Trump. “The empowering of the far right is instrumental to the goal of destroying the E.U.”
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In Canada
At a liquor store in British Columbia, Canada, a sign offers a reminder to customers after top-selling U.S.-made products were removed from shelves.
(Ethan Cairns / Canadian Press)
