@helenS exactly... I guess the username says it all... 🤣

@SunshineGirl Orban's successor is also very right wing and is becoming a Trump ally, strangely enough. The EU can't afford to defend themselves and the rising fuel costs has caused Italy to refuse to pay any of its NATO dues. Without and American patsy to pay their bills, the EU is in a pretty pickle...and as for NATO...dying on the vine.

Trump will engage in unilateral agreements with America friendly countries and likely add tariffs to those who aren't.

@TexChik Peter Magyar is right of centre and, funnily enough, no Trump ally after J D Vance attempted to interfere in a national election by actively campaigning against him. The week since the election was marked by several former government ministers desperately tryng to remove their stolen wealth from the country: disgust with state sanctioned corruption was one of the decisive factors.

Trump will do what he wants, of course. As I pointed out before, it is a legal impossibility to unilaterally negotiate with/sanction one of the EU's 27 member states . . as he has already discovered with Spain.

@SunshineGirl really? I think Spain gets to eat a tariff and beg Russia for oil anyway. They have proven they are not an ally . They stumbled over themselves to tell Trump we could not use our bases there. Europe is strapped for cash and energy and has a severe immigration problem. Trump put NATO to the test by asking them to step up and help. He did not need it and they proved they could not be trusted. Not his problem. The US has allies that can be trusted