Overview
- In a new Politico interview, President Trump called European leaders weak, labeled EU immigration policy a disaster, and criticized Europe’s handling of the Ukraine war as talk without results.
- The White House’s 33-page National Security Strategy warns of a potential civilizational erasure in Europe, predicts the continent could be unrecognizable within two decades, and urges a fight against mass migration.
- The strategy signals a pivot to homeland-focused priorities, emphasizing border security, technological and economic advantage, and selective overseas engagements tied to vital U.S. interests.
- European officials pushed back, with European Council President António Costa calling the U.S. stance an unacceptable threat of interference, while German and French ministers rejected outside lecturing.
- Reporting notes a more pragmatic U.S. posture toward Russia centered on strategic stability, as right-leaning figures amplify the administration’s critique, including public praise for leaders such as Viktor Orbán.