Trump’s Mistaken About The European Union

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By Jason Loh Trump’s mistaken about the original and founding purpose of the European Union (EU).  He’s been reported to have said that the EU was founded to "scam” the US (the word which Trump used was coarser).  But first, what is Trump 2.0’s true or real game plan in relation to the tariffs?

The latter was indeed formed primarily to oppose the then Soviet Union (which ironically belonged to the same Second Europe in worldview once) and today against Russia (having reverted to its original legacy and historic past post-collapse of Communism in Europe and Eurasia) – not to scam the US.

With the “division of labour” announced by the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth whereby the EU is to focus on containing Russia (via Ukraine) and with the US prioritising on deterring China in the Indo-Pacific, Trump has signalled his own turn towards military Keynesianism.

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Published On: 2025-05-01 @ 03:21:57 (1 days ago)

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