Anthony Luzzatto Gardner
President Donald Trump has long disdained the European Union. In his first term, he frequently railed against the bloc, describing it as a “foe” and “worse than China.” In his second term, Trump’s attitude has morphed into outright hatred. His desire, now, is to fracture the EU: a leaked draft of an earlier version of the 2025 National Security Strategy included the objective of “pulling” certain countries “away” from the bloc. That aim is also evident in Washington’s decision to impose high tariffs on the EU’s exports and in the final version of the National Security Strategy, which suggested that the U.S. government would support far-right, anti-EU parties across the continent.
Trump’s objections to the EU are numerous. In February 2025, he told his cabinet that the EU “was formed in order to screw the United States. That’s the purpose of it, and they’ve done a good job of it. But now I’m president.” He has recently attacked its leaders for their unwillingness to support U.S. military actions against Iran. He believes that the continent’s democratic institutions and Judeo-Christian heritage are being destroyed by its supposedly permissive approach to immigration. He views its trade and technology policy as unfair, and, fundamentally, he seems to regard the EU as determined to undermine the United States.
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