Trump’s rambunctious policymaking could ultimately undermine his own political platform and leave the EU in a stronger position, once sanity returns to the White House.
It’s Monday after a seemingly never-ending Easter break, the sun is shining in Brussels, Euractiv’s ranks are growing – and I’m happy to bring you a fresh dose of European hopium to kickstart the week.
Trump is blindly burning bridges, making it increasingly unlikely that his republican successor will continue his pugnacious approach – one that becomes more demonstrably detrimental with every passing day. And though it’s painful in the present, Trump’s recklessness could be to Europe’s long-term advantage.
Trump has built a career on the idea that he’s a great success, inevitably winning in everything he tries his hand at. But whilst the President’s golf remains formidable his dominance in other fields is faltering.
For all his bragging and adulation from his fervent fan base, Trump’s ratings are in the gutter: he has the lowest 100-day approval of any US President in the last 80 years.
If the last few months have taught us anything it's that MAGA is not exactly a coherent set of political ideas. It's a scarecrow in a red cap and star-spangled apparel (made in China).
Point in case(s): tariffs were going to reinvigorate the American Dream one trade deficit at a time – until they weren’t; Russia’s war in Ukraine would be wrapped up in a day – surprise, it wasn’t; even on migration, Trump was playing a winning hand – until he wasn’t,
Trump's foremost success is Trump. His policies are secondary.
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