Lagarde Says Best Defense Against Trump 2.0 Is Strong Europe

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the best plan to get ready for a possible return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 is to bolster Europe’s single market.

“The best defense, if that’s the way we want to look at it, is attack,” Lagarde said, when asked how the continent should prepare for that scenario. “To attack properly, you need to be strong at home. So being strong means having a strong, deep market, having a real single market.”