Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Finally Folds to Trump’s Reality

For decades, Europe enjoyed the luxury of outsourcing defense to America, running mercantile economies, and fueling their green utopias with cheap U.S. energy—all while mocking the very nation that carried them. But as Victor Davis Hanson explains, that game is over.

With Trump’s unapologetic economic revival on the horizon—unleashed, untaxed, and unshackled—the European Union has realized the free ride is finished. No more NATO freeloading, no more pretending about climate policies while American gas keeps the lights on. The U.S. has rewritten the rules, and Europe is being forced to play by them.

In this video, Hanson breaks down why Europe’s leaders are quietly folding, how Trump’s policies are reshaping global alliances, and what this means for the balance of power in the West. Watch until the end — and don’t forget to subscribe for more unfiltered analysis on politics, power, and the future of America’s role in the world.