EU's Trump Fear: A Second Term and Russian Negotiations

The Belgian politician added that the political bloc should seize the opportunity to act more independently, adding, “we should, as Europeans, not fear this perspective. We should embrace it.”
Trump’s four years as US president from 2017 to 2021 represented a nadir in relations between America and the 27-nation European Union. He repeatedly feuded with European leaders while championing an unapologetic primary focus on US interests.
Trump also questioned so-called free trade dogmas and insisted European countries should increase their financial contributions to NATO. Some worry he would pull the United States out of the alliance completely during a second term.