Dopo 100 giorni, gli alleati europei sono ancora sfuggiti dal disprezzo di Trump

**European leaders across the political spectrum are still struggling to adapt to the aggressive and chaotic diplomatic methods of the US administration.**

European diplomats have still not recovered from the surprise. In early April, Donald Trump caught everyone off guard by [announcing the resumption of negotiations between Tehran and Washington](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/united-states/article/2025/04/08/iran-open-to-a-new-nuclear-deal-if-us-shows-goodwill_6739965_133.html) for a new Iranian nuclear deal, seven years after he ended the previous agreement during his first term.

A fourth meeting on this issue had been scheduled for Saturday, May 3, in Rome, but was postponed on Wednesday. No one in European or Iranian governments understands what the United States is trying to achieve, or who is really leading the talks, apart from the US president’s special envoy, [Steve Witkoff](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/10/steve-witkoff-donald-trump-s-super-special-envoy-from-the-middle-east-to-ukraine_6739003_4.html), a novice in diplomacy.

In Europe, as elsewhere, several high-ranking leaders and diplomats were already in office during Trump’s first term (2017-2021). They were familiar with his abrasive ways but reassured themselves by reiterating that the American president was primarily “transactional” and that, in this context, there was room for discussion. At the onset of his second term, they also imagined that, informed by experience, he would be better prepared for the exercise of power than in 2017 and that relations with his administration would be more professional.

Little remains of these hopes, either in form or substance. The leaders of US-allied countries struggle to understand who their counterparts in Washington are and what they want. Whether on Ukraine or trade issues, several people around the American president play a role in these various matters and moreover, do not share the same opinion. “Currently, indeed, one would wish for more clarity” from the Americans, summed up European Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis on April 23.

**Read the full article here:** [**https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/05/02/after-100-days-european-allies-are-still-shellshocked-by-trump-s-disdain_6740827_4.html**](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/05/02/after-100-days-european-allies-are-still-shellshocked-by-trump-s-disdain_6740827_4.html)

Whilst entirely logical, Trumps base will read the headline and say “That’s what I voted for”

I mean, they won’t because it’s literally a foreign language but if they could; that’s what they’d say.

100 days of ‘America First’… and Europe’s still asking, ‘What just happened

Where is Kohl and Mitterand when you need them? though granted Macron seems to be one of the few we have with a spine….

With a few exceptions Europe as a whole has been shiiting on Trump since he entered politics.

If those people are shellshocked, then they are incredibly stupid.

Why? 

Why is this a surprise? 

Why does Trump (or Putin for this matter) get so much benefit of the doubt from European leaderps? 

You politicians knew Trump had every chance of winning the 2024 election. And you knew he hates democracy and loves tyranny. You knew he is a tosser who doesn’t give a toss about Ukrainian lives, let alone the well-being of Europe 

You should have been prepared! 

You havent seen anything yet, this is just the beginning. Trump is taking back years of Euro-fraud against Americans.

It probably makes more sense mentioning that Europe is quickly and effectively adapting and reorganizing to counter the erratic US administration.

But I guess the catastrophist approach of painting Europe as “in shambles”, “shellshocked”, or “scrambling” as if the union were a bunch of mentally handicapped toddlers gets more clicks, even if it stokes the flames of anti-Europeism that are endangering the whole continent.

And this is a media outlet that’s supposed to be on *our* side. With friends like this, who needs enemies?

The feeling is mutual.

Trump 2.0 is the most pathetic administration the US ever elected. Every single day they add even more proof.

Decouple and disconnect, from the US nothing good will come. They are reaping what they sowed.

MAGA = “Moscow Agent Governing America”

You say that but I read that the EU are all eager to get into bed with Trump with a multi billion dollar deal. So you just rewarding him for his lunacy. Weak.

Good! Europe should’ve started carving their own path 25 years ago.

I’m shellshocked that Europe was still sitting on its ass.
All this could be seen from space by a blind guy.

Didn’t we learn from social media brain rot and troll farms with Brexit?
Don’t you pay attention to what’s being said by them, literally, every single day?

Thousand years of Human History and we still don’t know how this works?
Civilization and rule of law only works if you can enforce it.
Eventually some cunt with big sticks will always try to destroy it.