“Brussels holds its breath for Trump’s first move,” is the headline of a Politico analysis, more than 24 hours after the inauguration of the new US president. As the article emphasizes, Donald Trump has occupied the White House, threatening to overturn the world order and build a new American empire, from Panama to Greenland. So far, Europe’s politicians and bureaucrats have steadfastly refused to express outrage. Reaction to Trump’s fiery inauguration speech in the corridors of the European Commission in Brussels was muted. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not even mention him by name in her speech in Davos on Tuesday. And elsewhere, too, there was little gnashing of teeth when Trump pulled out of the Paris climate accord, and only muffled grumbling when he flouted the World Health Organization and began the withdrawal process. Trump’s silence on three major issues Brussels is holding […]
Source: News Beast
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