Mike's Minute: Europe are wetting their pants over Trump and the US

They call it a once-in-a-generation crisis summit.

Keir Starmer will be there.

Emmanuel Macron called it. Olaf Scholz is ropeable over the JD Vance comments.

The JD Vance comments that has put Europe into meltdown were a very good example of what is good, but also what is bad, about Trump.

His suggestion that Europe should really be worried not about Russia or the Chinese, but the pressure from within, is actually quite a good point.

All he was saying was for all those freaking out about the move throughout Europe to the so-called far right, ask yourself why. What is it you are not hearing, or seeing, or accepting, that is leading to these outcomes electorally?

So far, so good.

Then he went and gave Romania as an example of a presidential race and that is fairly widely accepted as being a jack up backed by Russia.

So he starts with a good point and then messes it up with a shonky follow up, which is not dissimilar to his boss, who quite rightly pointed out that what was going on in Gaza for years hasn’t, and isn't, working. But then he talks about the Riviera and something akin to an upper east side condo opportunity.

Anyway, the upshot is the same - Ukraine can be at the peace talk table but ultimately Europe can't. Cue the melt down.

This is where the laziness and complacency of Europe intersects with the financial might of America.

When you have funded the war, a war that is going nowhere, you call the shots. Europe has watched, for three years now, a conflict funded to a fraction of the extent the Americans did.

That means you give up a form of legitimacy.

When your were brow-beaten by the Americans into actually forking out for NATO to the tune you said you would, but didn’t, you have lost credibility.

So when a big power mad, egomaniac arrives in the White House, guess what? You're going to be called out, shut out and forced to finally wake up to your complacency.

It'll all work out fine of course. This is what Trump does - he pitches the absurd, then backpedals.

But tell that to Macron, Starmer and co. They are wetting their pants.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
They call it at once in a generation crisis summit
Star is going to be their macron call that Schultz
is ropable over the JD Vance comments. The JD Vance comments,
by the way, that has put Europe into meltdown. We're
a very good example of what is good but also
what is bad about the Trump regime. His suggested that
Europe should really be worried, not about Russia or the Chinese,
but the pressure from within is actually quite a good point.

(00:21):
All he was saying, for all those freaking out about
the move throughout Europe to the so called far right,
ask yourself, why what is it you're not hearing, or
seeing or accepting that is leading to these outcomes electorally,
So far, so good. Then he went and gave Romania
as an example, a presidential race that is fairly widely
accepted as being a jack app backed by the Russians.
So start with a good point, mess it up with

(00:43):
a shanky follow up, not dissimilar to his boss, who
quite rightly pointed out that what was going on in
Gaza for years hasn't and isn't working, but then talks
about the Riviera and something akin to an Upper East
Side condo opportunity anyway, Upshots the same, Ukraine can be
at the peace talk table. Ultimately, Europe can't que meltdown.
This is where the laziness and complacency of Europe intersects

(01:04):
with the financial mind of America. When you've funded the war,
a war that's going nowhere, you call the shots Europe
has watched four three years now, a conflict funded to
a fraction of the extent the Americans did. That means
you give up a form of legitimacy. When you were
browbeaten by the Americans into actually forking out for NATO
two that you said you would but didn't, you've lost credibility.

(01:26):
So when a big mad ego maniac arrives in the
White House, guess what You're going to be called out,
shut out, and forced to finally wake up to your complacency.
It'll all work out fine, of course, this is what
Trump does, pictures the absurd and back pedals. But tell
that to the Macrons and starmezan Co. They are wetting
their pants. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen
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