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Donald Trump's European far-right 'useful idiots'

Numerous European far-right leaders were invited to Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday, in what amounted to a message to those who he considers to be his friends across the Atlantic, and those he doesn’t. The pick of the bunch to become the bridge between the new US administration and Europe appears to be Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, while her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán comes a close second. But, as Romaric Godin reports in this analysis of Trump’s relationship with Europe’s far-right, his predatory strategy threatens to make them nothing other than his useful idiots.

21 January 2025 à 19h29

The return of Donald Trump to the White House brings profound changes to relations between the US and Europe. Since his election last November, Trump has made very clear that the “Old Continent” will not escape from his predatory imperialism.

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