1/ Donald Trump's aggressive tactics over Greenland are causing consternation among his far-right allies in Europe. With European publics overwhelmingly against surrendering Greenland, leading European far-rightists have come out in opposition to Trump's plans. ⬇️
2/ Bloomberg reports that Trump's designs have forced his ostensible allies to reconsider their support for him. Some may fear voters turning on them for their past support of Trump, much as Pierre Poilievre suffered in Canada in 2024.
3/ 🇩🇪 Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel says that Trump has acted no differently to Vladimir Putin in his actions in Venezuela and threats against Greenland. "Trump has violated a fundamental campaign promise — namely not to interfere in other countries," she says.
4/ 🇩🇪 The other AfD co-chair, Tino Chrupalla, has rejected Trump's "Wild West methods". His opposition is particularly notable as he is considered to be pro-Russian within the AfD.
5/ 🇫🇷 National Rally leader Jordan Bardella has denounced the US capture of Venezula's President Maduro as "a return to imperial ambitions" and a world in which "the law of the strongest trumps respect of international rules."
6/ He says that "by President Trump’s own admission" the intervention "paves the way for the economic interests of American oil companies," and calls his threat to seize Greenland "a direct challenge to the sovereignty of a European country."
7/ 🇸🇰 Milan Uhrik, leader of Slovakia's Republic party, has also denounced Trump's actions as violating international law. "Who has ever seen a commando from one country abduct the president of another? Where would we end up if international conflicts were resolved this way?"
8/ Although the recently published US National Security Strategy talks of supporting far-right forces to combat "civilizational erasure" in Europe, Trump's approach – particularly towards Greenland – is making it politically much harder for the far-right to ally with him.
9/ Far-right parties are likely to be worried that being on the wrong side of an anti-Trump wave, as happened to Canada's Pierre Poilievre, will severely damage their prospects. In Canada, Trump's threats led to a sudden Liberal revival and decisive victory in 2025. /end
Source:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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