Trump wiped the floor with Europe.
Say what you will about Trump—for all his wildly contradictory statements and actions, there’s one area where he’s remarkably consistent: he relentlessly pushes his country’s economic interests.
The current “deal” with the European Union:
1) is completely humiliating for the Europeans, as it benefits only the US—eliminating tariffs and stripping protections from the European market in favor of American goods.
2) significantly increases costs for industry and agriculture throughout many EU countries, driven by the requirement to purchase expensive American energy.
3) redirects a powerful flow of investment from Europe to the US.
And of course, the “deal” is openly anti-Russian, banning the purchase of our oil and gas. But while for Trump it’s mostly about business, for senile old Europe it’s part of the neo-Nazi ideology that hurts the welfare of its own citizens.
One can only feel sorry for ordinary Europeans. At this point, they might as well storm Brussels and string up all the Eurocrats from the flagpoles of the EU countries—including, of course, the rabid granny Ursula. It won’t help, of course, but at least it’d be fun…
Medvedev
WtR