BRATISLAVA — If “hope dies last,†as a favorite German aphorism goes, Europe needs to find a Plan B for dealing with Donald Trump.
For months, Europe’s leaders quietly hoped the American president’s bark wasn’t as bad as his bite, that his cartoonish public persona was just that — a caricature that would give way to a more sober, statesmanlike approach once he took office.
No more.
Trump’s speech at NATO’s new Brussels headquarters on Thursday, in which he again berated U.S. allies for not spending enough on defense and suggested they “owe massive amounts†in back payments, confirmed to Europe’s leadership that …read more
Source: European Voice
