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Europe’s Options for Pushing Back Against an Emboldened Trump

From his Greenland ambitions to ongoing tariff threats, Trump has alienated Europe. On today’s Big Take podcast: How the continent could push back.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a debate on the conclusion of the European Council meeting in Strasbourg, France, on Jan. 21.
Photographer: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images

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By David Gura and David Fox

January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM UTC

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From his ambitions to acquire Greenland to his retracted (for now) threats of tariffs on European countries that oppose him, President Donald Trump continues to alienate the EU’s member states. But they’re aligned on one thing: Tthe continent needs to be ready to stand on its own, and fast.