US EditionTrump's European Threats Could Cause Lasting Damage to US Standing in the World
Trump’s aggressive trade and security demands, including Greenland threats, risk long-term damage to transatlantic trust and complicate future US-European cooperation, experts say.
- On Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, sharing images of planting a U.S. flag and saying Europe was not heading in the right direction.
- In his second term, Trump has cast aside alliances forged over seven decades, used his 2025 State of the Union to express a desire to reclaim the Panama Canal, and announced a `framework of a future deal` on Arctic security.
- European leaders were unsparing, with French President Emmanuel Macron warning of `a shift towards a world without rules`, while Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella urged pushing back against Trump’s approach.
- NATO leaders signaled strategies excluding the U.S., complicating future reputational repair, while the European Union and Mercosur signed a trade deal that EU lawmakers narrowly voted to hold up.
- Looking ahead, diplomats and lawmakers note rebuilding trust with allied governments may take time, as Rep. Gregory Meeks said `it may take some time` and allies `will continue to hold their breath until you have two consecutive elections`.
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As a US citizen, I feel embarrassed by the president's threats against European allies.
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more exclusive news and reports, visit our website. Reuters' Thursday press review features opinion pieces from British and American newspapers discussing the Trump administration's policies toward the European Union and China, as well as the withdrawal of Western support for the Kurds in northern Syria. We begin with an article in the British newspaper The Guardian titled "Trump's tari…
The leaders of the European Union today meet at an extraordinary summit in Brussels to discuss transatlantic relations after threats from the United States, however withdrawn, to introduce tariffs to countries that are opposed to North America's intentions on Greenland. At a high level starting at 19:00 local (18:00 in Lisbon), the Heads of Government and State of the 27 European bloc -- including Portuguese, Luis Montenegro -- will try to send …
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