Trump has effectively become Europe’s de facto president, with EU leaders willingly accepting a role of subservience.
From NATO’s “daddy” debacle to a lopsided trade deal signed in Scotland, European officials now routinely seek Trump’s intervention, even to resolve internal disputes. Fear of Trump’s tariffs and desire for US security backing have reduced the bloc to a vassal, desperately courting the empire.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-european-union-president/
