Yes, indeed the sixty-year-long era of the extended Marshal Plan might actually come to an end if President Trump wins the 2024 election, and Europe can no longer benefit from one-way tariffs and generous USA subsidies. This stark reality is once again the concern for Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
Warning that President Trump’s outlook toward a self-sustaining Europe would mean a challenge to the norms of modern democracy, the rotating president of the Union is worried that tailored skinny pants and slim cut suits might soon be selling next to tractor boots and big fur hats.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that “if 2024 brings us ‘America first’ again, it is really more than ever ‘Europe on its own.’”
De Croo spoke in an address to the EU legislature only hours after former President Donald Trump’s landslide win in the Republican Party’s Iowa caucuses.
His words harked back to the 2017-2021 Trump administration, when U.S. relations with Europe took a nosedive because of near-incessant trans-Atlantic quarrels about trade, security and military cooperation that eroded trust and cooperation.
De Croo said the 27-nation EU should quickly learn to stand more on its own and that in case of a Trump victory in November, “we should, as Europeans, not fear this perspective. We should embrace it.” (more)
Ya think?
Not only will we divorce ourselves from Europe, but will give you, John Kerry free consider that a gift.
Don’t forget to throw in Al Gore and the ENTIRE Brandon administration.
And throw in Barbra Streisand as a bonus.
Jane Fonda has entered the chat…
Cher
The era of the Euro-weenie metrosexual ‘leader” is breathing its last, thank God.
Yes, and throw in James Taylor as his minstrel.
Yes PLEASE send James Taylor!
My wife likes to listen to his depressing moaning. When we are in the car and his crap comes on I immediately change the channel but the residue is still stuck in my head.
it would be faster to name the celebritards we don’t want to give to the EU.
All of them?
YES!
Don’t forget about the Obamas, Bushes, Clintons, Cheneys, and the Bidens.
May I suggest that we throw in all of the rights of the UN to them. The EU can have the UN! This way they can manage their own total decline all by themselves.
75+ years of the Marshall Plan are way more than enough.
US out of the UN!
UN out of the US!
THAT is a battle cry that should be yelled round the world!
Preach it, teach it….and do it.
Nope it is all are fault or President Trumps, his words, read between the lines,
“His words harked back to the 2017-2021 Trump administration, when U.S. relations with Europe took a nosedive because of near-incessant trans-Atlantic quarrels about trade, security and military cooperation that eroded trust and cooperation.”
Let me translate that for you: We cut back on the handouts (which we can’t afford). We tried to balance trade tariffs (rather than let them rip us off). We asked them to pay their fair share in defense (as they promised to do when joining NATO)
Now there you go. Perfect.
You mean the UN off and out of this world 🌎🌍🌏.
Perhaps Musk would launch them?
Ummmm, can we get the Walrus war monger out of that picture?
Yeah, but at least he towed the line while under Trump’s direction. Trump’s whole economics team was brilliant and on message the whole time.
You should know American democrats and RINOs would stand and watch if Putin or Schwab decided to Europe into a nuclear hellfire.
Did anybody view/ hear the new Argentine President Milie -his speech at the Davos WEF meeting was awesome! Called those idiots out
It was fantastic. It’s on the previous page of this discussion. 😉
Yes, yes, Pres. Millie’s statement on what modern socialism is needs to be heard and resonate with people so they can appreciate what the globalists are doing to us……childish definitions of socialism based on taking over/ nationalizing industry are far too simplistic in a complex world. In my mind many touchstone words and their concepts have to be reframed into todays words and their realities, simple examples like democracy, communism, genocide…..it’s a long list.
Sorry to burst your very enthused bubble about Milei. His speech was much ado about nothing significant the world faces today. Socialism is bad Capitalism is good is pase, so decades ago. What he needs to first understand (assuming he really doesn’t) is that in today’s world, Fascism is the tool, world dominance is the goal. There was nothing in his speech that would make these demons tremble. Definitely not what President Trump would say that would truly shake them to their core.
Every time I hear someone from the left saying “democracy” is at stake I hear Inigo Montoya in my head saying:
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
I think democracy to them is a government cash register they control.
Every time I hear the name Inigo Montoya, in my head I hear:
“HELLO !!!!! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die…”
I’d give you a thousand upvotes for that comment if I could !
No shit Sherlock. Good luck standing on your own with welfare states.
Best picture of President Trumps tenure, I love it. Honestly since many European predate the USA by hundreds/thousands of years I think it’s time they grew up and stood on their own. Weaning time is way overdue.
The free ride is over EU. Time to cowboy up.
When we lived in Paris for 3 years and the French would be rude to me or insult America I found a simple but effective reply:
I would ask them (in French) if they spoke German. The person would usually look at me baffled so I would ask again. When they replied that of course they did not–they were French and spoke French. I would simply say :” Je vous en prie”….it means: You’re welcome
Excellent my friend! Would’ve loved to see their facial expression after that.
So after that “damp rag” Rumpoy, the forever drunk, senile Juncker, the mightiest man in Europe is another empty suit by the name of DeCroo from Belgium, a country that is not even a country.. I guess we should be impressed. Most interesting is their inherent learning disability and their dogged determination to ride on this sinking ship of socialist experimentation.
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It is all about maintaining power.
No more US debt to prop up corrupt europe.
They’ve taken our kindness for weakness. Now, it’s OVA
I love it when lefty Americans praise the EU’s generous welfare states and free healthcare without realising that it’s the US taxpayer paying for them.
The EU Leaders will really have to play house.
Yes, the petulant children will have to move out of the house.
Sooner of later the U.S. will cut the purse strings.
It’s better that it will be under Trump than some other POTUS that will not only cut the purse strings but go into neo isolation.
I have wondered over the years of this invasion at the Southern Border as to why the US has to be responsible for making life better for all these people from different countries. ???
Why can they not make their own home/country better?
Why do I have to be involved at all?
Look on the bright side.
When Trump becomes President again, he wont blow up major European infrastucture. He will end Europes largest war since WWII.
If Europe can figure out how to protect its women frpm violence and degradation….wait! why is it called Europe?
Sorry sonny boy but it is time we broke the plate and made you start fending for yourself!!! 🥴
The EU is a 30-year-old living in our basement with no job and a nasty drug habit. GTFO.
OMG…… “self-sustaining Europe….” no more taking our blood and treasure and calling us savages? Unimaginable!
Always MAGA 👊👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
Pull your own weight! Always MAGA 👊👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
And give Soros, Jr and Sr, to Putin as an inaugural gift.